Duties of the statewide interoperable communications executive committee
HRS §128A-13
in effect128A-13. Duties of the statewide interoperable communications executive committee
(a) The statewide interoperable communications executive committee shall obtain the advice and input of the statewide interoperable communications technical subcommittee, and then shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies to improve public
safety communications interoperability among state; county; and, if possible,
federal public safety agencies;
(2) Develop plans and strategies to provide
interoperable communications between and among public safety answering points
in the State and public safety responder communications networks,
infrastructure, and systems;
(3) Develop plans and strategies to promote statewide
public safety communications interoperability utilizing state and county radio
communication systems and networks, the
Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, or FirstNet;
(4) Develop plans and strategies for the coordination
of state; county; and, if possible, federal emergency alerts and warnings with
public safety answering points and public safety responder communications
networks, infrastructure, and systems;
(5) Review and adopt plans and recommendations to
improve or promote increased interoperability between public safety responders
and other government or non-government stakeholders that support responses to
emergencies; and
(6) Submit a status report on the requirements of
this subsection, including any obstacles and proposed legislation, to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular
session.
(b) The members of the statewide interoperable
communications executive committee shall include the following:
(1) The director of law enforcement or the director's
designee, who shall serve as the chair of the committee;
(2) The attorney general or the attorney general's
designee;
(3) The chairperson of the board of land and natural
resources or the chairperson's designee;
(4) The state chief information officer or the chief
information officer's designee;
(5) The director of transportation or the director's
designee;
(6) The director of health or the director's
designee;
(7) The chairperson of the Hawaii 911 board or the
chairperson's designee; and
(8) Four members at the executive or senior personnel
level from the first responder or emergency management agencies from each of
the four counties, to be selected by the respective heads of the first
responder or emergency management agencies of each county.
(c) Members of the statewide interoperable
communications executive committee shall receive no compensation but shall be
reimbursed for travel and other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in
carrying out the member's duties relating to the committee.
[L 2022, c 97, pt
of §2; am L 2023, c 186, §4; am L 2024, c 66, §11]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0128A/HRS_0128A-0013.htmFetched: 11/10/2026