Definitions for disaster rules

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Authorized Personnel. Any of the following: (1) City or State employee assigned to disaster duty during an impending disaster or disasters; (2) National Guard members; (3) United States Armed Forces personnel; or (4) Department of emergency management personnel or volunteers. Disaster. Any situation, usually catastrophic in nature, where numbers of persons are plunged into helplessness and suffering and, as a result, may be in need of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or other necessities of life, and the governor of the State or mayor of the City and County of Honolulu has declared a State of disaster or emergency. Disaster Area. The area in which a disaster occurs. Highway. Any primary or secondary road, street, alley, pedestrian walkway, and trail. Impending Disaster. Any situation where a catastrophe threatens an inhabited area and the department of emergency management has issued a warning that the inhabitants thereof should evacuate the threatened area. Impending Disaster Area. The area which is threatened by a catastrophe such as a flood, tidal waves, storm waves, fire, or other natural causes, or from enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile enemy action. )