PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Cross References

 

  Hawaii hurricanerelief fund, see chapter 431P.

  Other disaster reliefprovisions, see chapter 127 and chapter 171, pt IIIC.

  Tax relief, see§§235-7 and 237-24.7.

 

§209-1  Definitions.  As used in this chapter:

"Board" means the board of land andnatural resources.

"Commodity" means any good or servicenecessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Hawaii; providedthat this term shall include, but not be limited to:

(1)  Materials;

(2)  Merchandise;

(3)  Supplies;

(4)  Equipment;

(5)  Resources; and

(6)  Other articles of commerce that shall include,without limitation, the following:

(A)  Food;

(B)  Water;

(C)  Ice;

(D)  Chemicals;

(E)  Petroleum products;

(F)  Construction materials; or

(G)  Residential dwellings.

"Coordinator" means therehabilitation coordinator provided for in section 209-4.

"Director" means the director ofbusiness, economic development, and tourism.

"Rehabilitation area" means any areaof the State struck by a state disaster and declared to be in need ofrehabilitation by the governor pursuant to section 209-2.

"Residential dwelling unit" means anysingle or multifamily residence where the occupants pay rent to an owner orlandlord, for the right to occupy and live on the property.

"Severe weather warning" means theissuance by the National Weather Service of a public notification that adangerous weather condition exists that could impact the State, or any portionof it, within a specified period of time.  This term includes but is notlimited to, warnings of coastal inundation (high surf), flash flooding,tsunami, or hurricane.

"Small Business Administration" meansthe Small Business Administration of the United States.

"State disaster" means any unfortunate,sudden, and extraordinary occurrence declared by the governor pursuant tosection 209-2 to have caused losses and suffering of such character andmagnitude as to require and justify rehabilitative assistance from the State.[L 1961, c 189, §2; am L 1963, c 2, §3; Supp, §98P-2; HRS §209-1; am L 1987, c336, §7; am L 1990, c 293, §8; am L 1993, c 333, §1]