HCC §7-1-4
What the county emergency management office must do
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section lists the duties of the county's civil defense agency. It must plan for emergencies, work with other agencies, run the emergency center, warn the public, and train people. The agency also manages radio systems and helps with disaster aid.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Duties; functions
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The civil defense agency shall: (1) Organize, administer, and operationalize a comprehensive emergency management program that includes prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery operations within the County; (2) Facilitate development and maintenance of all plans necessary to ensure preparedness, emergency management, hazard mitigation, and continuity of operations; (3) Maintain liaison with all State and Federal emergency management agencies and ensure necessary systems are established to receive State and Federal funds during times of disaster or emergency; (4) Manage the emergency operations center as the central coordinating entity during major disasters or emergencies; 7-3 SUPP. 19 (1-2026) (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
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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