2018 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 10. PUBLIC SAFETY AND INTERNAL SECURITY
127A. Emergency Management
127A-6 Emergency reserve corps.
[§127A-6] Emergency reserve corps. (a) The director may establish an emergency reserve corps comprising trained specialists to support state and county emergency or disaster requirements. The emergency reserve corps may include:
(1) Any employee of the State or county;
(2) Any employee hired specifically for staffing during emergency periods and exercises who shall be hired and compensated without regard to chapters 76, 78, and 88; and
(3) Any volunteer,
who shall be detailed in accordance with this chapter. Emergency reserve corps positions shall be authorized and managed by the agency and do not need the approval of the governor.
(b) The emergency reserve corps shall support state emergency or disaster requirements and, if requested by a county emergency management agency, supplement the county emergency management agency staff. The emergency reserve corps may be mobilized during, or in advance of, emergencies or disasters, or for emergency management exercises and training events. Emergency reserve corps members shall attend a minimum of four days of paid training per year. [L 2014, c 111, pt of §2]
