§382-2 - Proclamation of emergency; preparations for government operations. - Hawaii Statutes

     §382-2  Proclamation of emergency; preparations for government operations.  (a)  Whenever the governor finds that the public health, safety, or welfare has been impaired or imperiled and a state emergency created as a result of the interruption in the furnishing of services by the stevedoring industry, whether the interruption has been caused by an industrial dispute or otherwise, the governor may issue a proclamation declaring the existence of the emergency and the governor's intention to exercise the governor's powers under section 382-3.

     (b)  Before or after the issuance of the proclamation the governor may make such preparations as the governor deems necessary or proper to carry out section 382-3. [L 1951, c 209, §3; RL 1955, §92-3; HRS §382-2; gen ch 1985]