HI HB954

Adds active members of the Hawaii emergency management agency to the list of individuals exempt from jury duty under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 612-6.

Adds active members of county emergency management agencies established pursuant to section 127A-5 to the list of individuals exempt from jury duty.

Exemptions are justified because emergency management agencies serve essential and critical roles in providing emergency management for the State, similar to existing exemptions for physicians, armed forces members, police, firefighters, and emergency medical service members.

Takes effect on July 1, 2050.