Section 13-169-55 - Emergency work(a) When emergency channel alteration is necessary to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property, including the repair or restoration of structures damaged by a sudden and unforeseen event, a person may proceed to effect the channel alteration without a permit.(b) In general, protective, health, and sanitation measures shall be limited to the minimum amount necessary to remove immediate threats to health and safety or to prevent immediate or further damage to property, and emergency repairs or restoration of structures shall be based on their replacement by a minimum facility of the same general type.(c) No later than the first working day after initiation of any emergency work, the person effecting the work shall notify the department and describe the nature and circumstances of the remedial work so that the department may issue an emergency authorization.(d) Within thirty days of his notification to the department, the person effecting the emergency work shall submit to the commission a report describing the nature and extent of the emergency work performed, including relevant maps and diagrams showing the location and details of the channel alteration completed.(e) No fee will be required for the filing of a report for emergency channel alteration work.[Eff. MAY 27, 1988] (Auth: HRS § 174C-8) (Imp: HRS §§ 174C-5, 174C-71)