SB 2109: HIEMA; EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS; LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; LANGUAGE ACCESS; OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS; AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE; SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER; PROGRAM; REPORTS; APPROPRIATIONS

Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement a statewide public education and communications program to promote household emergency preparedness consistent with the Agency's fourteen-day essential supplies recommendation.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during each official announcement broadcast via television or the Internet during a state of emergency.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible during the broadcast.  Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a standardized pool feed that includes the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture‑in‑picture window not less than one quarter the size of the primary video and not blocked or covered by captions, graphics, or other on-screen tax.  Requires annual reports to the Legislature.  Appropriates funds.  (SD1)