{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-127a-14","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 127A-14","heading":"State of emergency.","body":"(a) The governor may declare the existence of a state of emergency in the State by proclamation if the governor finds that an emergency or a disaster has occurred or that there is imminent danger or threat of an emergency or a disaster in any portion of the State.\n\n(b) A mayor may declare the existence of a local state of emergency in the county by proclamation if the mayor finds that an emergency or a disaster has occurred or that there is imminent danger or threat of an emergency or a disaster in any portion of the county.\n\n(c) The governor or mayor shall be the sole judge of the existence of the danger, threat, or circumstances giving rise to a declaration, an extension, or a termination of a state of emergency in the State or a local state of emergency in the county, as applicable. This section shall not limit the power and authority of the governor under section 127A-13(a)(5).\n\n(d) A state of emergency and a local state of emergency shall terminate automatically sixty days after the issuance of a proclamation of a state of emergency or local state of emergency, respectively, unless extended or terminated by a separate or supplementary proclamation of the governor or mayor.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 10","Chapter 127A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0127A/HRS_0127A-0014.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"2e5a6b6783d1df3d50dcc79c81ebababb7ba53ad347eef4ddd1d7d946b825374","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-127a-13","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-127a-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}