Haw. Rev. Stat. § 209-5
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Duties of coordinator.
Official statutory text
The rehabilitation coordinator shall:
(1) Provide for the official contact between the State and persons affected by the state disaster;
(2) Make available to persons affected by the state disaster information on all state rehabilitation programs;
(3) Aid all persons affected by the state disaster in securing assistance available under this chapter;
(4) Inform persons affected by the state disaster of assistance available from sources other than the State, and assist the victims in obtaining any assistance;
(5) Keep lists of persons affected by the state disaster, all assistance received by the victims from the State and, to the extent that the information is available, assistance from other sources;
(6) Advise the governor as to the administration and effectiveness of the various programs;
(7) Establish a temporary office on the island affected by the state disaster if necessary, and where more than one island is affected, establish such offices as the governor may direct; and
(8) File an annual report with the governor and the legislature describing the organization, activities, expenditures, and assistance granted pursuant to this chapter and making recommendations to increase the effectiveness of this chapter at least twenty days before the convening of the regular session of the legislature. [L 1961, c 189, §6; Supp, §98P-6; HRS §209-5; am L 1976, c 205, §1(1); am L 1979, c 105, §20; am L 1993, c 333, §2]
(1) Provide for the official contact between the State and persons affected by the state disaster;
(2) Make available to persons affected by the state disaster information on all state rehabilitation programs;
(3) Aid all persons affected by the state disaster in securing assistance available under this chapter;
(4) Inform persons affected by the state disaster of assistance available from sources other than the State, and assist the victims in obtaining any assistance;
(5) Keep lists of persons affected by the state disaster, all assistance received by the victims from the State and, to the extent that the information is available, assistance from other sources;
(6) Advise the governor as to the administration and effectiveness of the various programs;
(7) Establish a temporary office on the island affected by the state disaster if necessary, and where more than one island is affected, establish such offices as the governor may direct; and
(8) File an annual report with the governor and the legislature describing the organization, activities, expenditures, and assistance granted pursuant to this chapter and making recommendations to increase the effectiveness of this chapter at least twenty days before the convening of the regular session of the legislature. [L 1961, c 189, §6; Supp, §98P-6; HRS §209-5; am L 1976, c 205, §1(1); am L 1979, c 105, §20; am L 1993, c 333, §2]
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