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HRS §340E-5

Emergency drinking water plan and actions

The state's health director must create a plan for providing safe drinking water during emergencies. If the director decides an emergency exists, the director can take needed actions to supply water where it is not otherwise available.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Plan for emergency provision of water

The director shall promulgate a plan for the provision of safe drinking water under emergency circumstances. When the director determines that emergency circumstances exist in the State with respect to a need for safe drinking water, the director may take such actions as necessary to provide water where it otherwise would not be available.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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