HRS §209-4
Who runs disaster recovery and their powers
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The governor picks a coordinator to run disaster relief and recovery. The coordinator must come from a state or county agency and keeps getting paid while doing this job. Their reasonable costs are paid from available funds.
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The statute, as written — Rehabilitation coordinator; authority
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.
The disaster relief and rehabilitation authorized by this chapter shall be administered by a rehabilitation coordinator who shall be appointed by the governor and shall be directly responsible to the governor. The coordinator shall be chosen from the staff of any state, county, or city and county agency and shall be released with pay from the coordinator's regular duties for the period necessary to perform the coordinator's duties. The reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the coordinator shall be paid from the funds available or made available to the coordinator.
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