PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§349-1 Declaration of purpose; support; duties. (a) The legislature hereby declares that, in keeping with the traditional American concept of the inherent dignity of the individual in our democratic society, the older people of our State are entitled to, and it is the joint and several duty and responsibility of the State of Hawaii and its counties to enable our older people to secure equal opportunity to the full and free enjoyment of the following:
(b) In support of the declaration of purpose in subsection (a), it shall be the policy of the State and its counties to:
(c) It shall be the duty and responsibility of every state department and county agency providing programs and services to elders to actively work toward the goals articulated in subsections (a) and (b) and to employ the State's policy as included in the state master plan for elders in the planning and implementation of their individual programs. [L 1976, c 217, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 67, §8]