§201B-9  Tourism emergency.  (a)  If the
board determines that the occurrence of a world conflict, terrorist threat,
national or global economic crisis, natural disaster, outbreak of disease, or
other catastrophic event adversely affects Hawaii's tourism industry by
resulting in a substantial interruption in the commerce of the State and
adversely affecting the welfare of its people, the board shall submit a request
to the governor to declare that a tourism emergency exists.



(b)  Upon declaration by the governor that a
tourism emergency exists pursuant to subsection (a), the authority shall
develop and implement measures to respond to the tourism emergency, including
providing assistance to tourists during the emergency; provided that any
tourism emergency response measure implemented pursuant to this subsection
shall not include any provision that would adversely affect the organized labor
force in tourism-related industries.  With respect to a national or global
economic crisis only, in addition to the governor's declaration of the
existence of a tourism emergency, no action in response to the tourism
emergency declaration may be taken by the authority without the governor's
express approval. [L 2007, c 201, pt of §1; am L Sp 2009, c 5, §8]