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HB 361 In Committee

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

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Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to: (1) Adopt the National Incident Management System as the standard for all incident management and emergency response operations; (2) Complete an after-action review for all significant emergency incidents or exercises; (3) Develop and manage position task books;

(4) require the use of standardized Incident Command System forms; (5) Maintain accreditation through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program; and (6) Define specific roles and responsibilities for all Incident Command System and emergency operations center positions. Expands training and education qualifications and responsibilities for the Administrator of Emergency Management and county-level administrators or directors of emergency management.

Amends the contents of the state comprehensive emergency management plan.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 16, 2025
Last action
Jan 16, 2025 — Pending introduction.
Session
2026
Momentum
28 · Low