§127A-16 Major disaster fund. [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2026. L 2024, c 10, §17.] (a) The administrator shall submit requests to the legislature to appropriate from the general revenues of the State sufficient moneys as may be necessary for expenditure by or under the direction of the governor for immediate relief in response to an emergency or disaster in any part of the State; provided that:
In expending the moneys, the governor may allot any portion thereof to any agency, office, or employee of the State or a county for the most efficient relief for the population. Notwithstanding this subsection, the only exception to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) is that the administrator may use up to $250,000 per year to support the emergency management reserve corps.
(b) No later than sixty days after any allotment by the governor or the expenditure of any fund moneys, the administrator shall report to the legislature on the purpose of the allotment or expenditure.
(c) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), federal reimbursement moneys for disaster relief shall be deemed to be trust moneys and shall be deposited into a trust account with and under the control of the Hawaii emergency management agency. Upon receipt by the Hawaii emergency management agency, these moneys shall be reimbursed to the originating fund of the expending agency; provided that if the original appropriation has lapsed, the funds shall be returned to the general fund.
(d) Federal reimbursement moneys for disaster relief for the Maui wildfires disaster that began on August 8, 2023, shall be deemed to be trust moneys and shall be deposited into a trust account with and under the control of the Hawaii emergency management agency. These moneys and any interest earned thereon shall be used for the recovery efforts from the Maui wildfires disaster that began on August 8, 2023, and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(e) In cases in which the department of education expends the funds appropriated to the department for purposes deemed to be reimbursable by federal reimbursement moneys for disaster relief, the federal reimbursement moneys shall not lapse to the general fund and shall be credited directly to the department of education without regard to whether the original appropriation has lapsed. The funds shall carry over in accordance with section 37-41.5(c).
(f) Any unspent funding under $2,500,000 shall be rolled over to the next fiscal year to support current and future emergencies and disasters.
(g) Each state department and agency shall submit to the administrator, no later than August 1 of each year, a report of all funds expended, if any, for the prior fiscal year by the state department and agency for disaster response. The report shall include:
(h) The administrator shall submit an annual report to the legislature no later than September 1 of each year on: