Haw. Rev. Stat. § 103-5
No expenditure shall be made under any general appropriation for emergencies except for urgent causes arising when the legislature is not in session, or without the approval of the governor.
[L 1909, c 62, §6; RL 1925, §1482; RL 1935, §112; RL 1945, §369; RL 1955, §9-4; HRS §103-5]