SB 3089 Summary

• Clarifies that emergency powers granted under Hawaii law cannot conflict with the state or U.S. constitutions and must be no broader or longer than necessary to execute emergency management functions.

• Requires any suspension of law to identify the specific statute suspended and justify the suspension based on protecting public health, safety, and welfare.

• Authorizes the governor to require counties to obtain state approval before issuing emergency orders, rules, or proclamations.

• Establishes that emergency declarations automatically terminate after 60 days unless extended by proclamation, and allows the legislature to terminate a state of emergency with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.

• Specifies that price control and eviction prohibitions during emergencies expire 72 hours after declaration or 24 hours after a severe weather warning is canceled, unless continued by supplementary proclamation identifying affected commodities.