Chapter 07 Disaster and Emergency Management

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§ 7-1-4 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE (5) Monitor any and all threats, emergencies, or disasters that pose a risk to the lives and safety of residents and visitors, and advise the mayor on proposed solutions for how to best protect people and property from danger; (6) Coordinate with all alerting organizations on issuance of emergency public information and warnings; (7) Establish a warning point that will be a primary means of coordination with alerting organizations and of issuing emergency public information and that will operate twenty-four hours-a-day and seven days-a-week; (8) Manage the County’s land mobile radio system to ensure system capability, responsiveness, and capacity; (9) Enter into memorandums of agreement with other jurisdictions and non- governmental organizations to provide aid and assistance to residents and visitors during emergency response and short-term recovery; (10) Educate the public through community engagement as to the actions necessary and required to prepare and protect persons and property in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or emergency event; and (11) Conduct training and exercises to ensure the efficient mobilization and coordination of emergency management forces and familiarize residents and organizations with emergency management plans, procedures, and operations. (2022, ord 22-103, sec 3; am 2025, ord 25-90, sec 3.)7-1-4 Section 7-1-5. Emergency management plans. (a) The following comprehensive emergency management plans shall be developed and maintained by the civil defense agency to ensure coordination in all phases of emergency management and filed with the County council: (1) The comprehensive emergency management plan shall be developed by March 1, 2023 and reviewed annually. (2) The threat and hazard identification and risk assessment shall be completed in April every three years, with a stakeholder preparedness review conducted annually. (3) The integrated preparedness plan shall be prepared in June every three years, and be informed by the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment. (4) The multi-hazard mitigation plan shall be developed every five years, by a mitigation work group with representation from the civil defense agency, planning department, and department of research and development, with additional representatives added on a temporary basis to address specific actions or issues. (b) The administrator shall report to the County council in August of every year, summarizing the previous fiscal year’s actions to implement and update the various comprehensive emergency management plans. The report shall include a brief description of the agency’s collaborative work with community organizations. (2022, ord 22-103, sec 3; am 2025, ord 25-90, sec 3.)7-1-5 SUPP.19 (1-2026) 7-4