Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 382-2

(a) Whenever the governor finds that the public health, safety, or welfare has been impaired or imperiled and a state emergency created as a result of the interruption in the furnishing of services by the stevedoring industry, whether the interruption has been caused by an industrial dispute or otherwise, the governor may issue a proclamation declaring the existence of the emergency and the governor's intention to exercise the governor's powers under section 382-3.

(b) Before or after the issuance of the proclamation the governor may make such preparations as the governor deems necessary or proper to carry out section 382-3.