HI HB2449

Reduces automatic emergency proclamation duration from 60 to 30 days, with extensions limited to an additional 30 days unless the legislature approves by concurrent resolution

Establishes a 5-member Emergency Powers Oversight Committee appointed by legislative leaders with authority to solicit public testimony, subpoena evidence, and recommend termination or modification of emergency proclamations

Prohibits emergency proclamations from suspending due process rights, access to courts, open meetings laws (chapter 92), judicial timelines, petition rights, property rights requiring warrants or compensation, Native Hawaiian rights, and environmental protection laws

Narrows the definition of "emergency" to sudden, unforeseeable, immediate threats to life, health, or safety, excluding ongoing, foreseeable, administrative, or chronic conditions

Requires any proclamation suspending a statute to specify the statute, provide factual basis for the emergency, and explain why the suspension is necessary for emergency response