HCC §7-1-5
County emergency plans and annual report rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The civil defense agency must create and keep up several emergency plans, file them with the County Council, and review them on a set schedule. The agency head must give the Council a yearly report on what was done to update the plans and work with community groups.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Emergency management plans
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.
(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 DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT § 7-1-6
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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