HRS §134-34
When a national emergency is declared
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says a national emergency or crisis is considered to exist when the governor and the top U.S. military commander in Hawaii, or that commander's official substitute, decide it does. It gives those two leaders the power to make that call.
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The statute, as written — National emergency, when
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
A national emergency or crisis shall be deemed to have arisen when the governor and the senior United States military commander headquartered in the State or, in the absence of the commander, a duly designated representative have, in the exercise of their discretion, so determined.
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