Report Title:

State Civil Defense; Disaster Preparedness

 

Description:

Requires the civil defense division to include in the state preparedness report a plan for providing incident-specific notice for each community.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2787

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING to civil defense.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The civil defense division of the department of defense shall include in the state preparedness report a plan for providing notice to each community in the State with specific instructions and a course of action applicable to each type of natural disaster faced by residents of the State.  At a minimum plan shall include, for each community, information on:

     (1)  General disaster preparedness;

     (2)  Evacuation routes; and

     (3)  Emergency shelter locations.

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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