Hawaii Revised Statutes 209-41 – Disaster unemployment benefits
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 209-41
- Rehabilitation area: means any area of the State struck by a state disaster and declared to be in need of rehabilitation by the governor pursuant to section 209-2. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 209-1
- State disaster: means any unfortunate, sudden, and extraordinary occurrence declared by the governor pursuant to section 209-2 to have caused losses and suffering of such character and magnitude as to require and justify rehabilitative assistance from the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 209-1
Whenever the governor declares a state disaster and invokes the provisions of this part as provided in section 209-2, the maximum total benefits in a benefit year as appearing in column D of section 383-22 for each high quarter wage scale shall be increased by adding the product of thirteen multiplied by the basic weekly benefit appearing in column B to the appropriate line of column D.
The extending benefits shall be allowed only for individuals who reside in a rehabilitation area and shall be available for only one benefit year which shall begin no later than one year following the issuance of the governor’s proclamation declaring a state disaster.