Title 18, Education

[§304A-1652] State aquarium; site. All those certain pieces or parcels of land situated at Waikiki, city and county of Honolulu, used as an aquarium and more fully described in copy survey furnished number 11528 as all of lots 114 to 118 inclusive and portions of lots 113 and 119…

[§304A-1653] State aquarium admission and user fees. The board of regents may charge the public a fee for admission to the aquarium and for the use of aquarium facilities and programs. In establishing the fees, the board of regents shall be exempt from the public notice, public h…

J. Medical Education Council [§304A-1701] Definitions. As used in this subpart: "Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services" means the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. "Council" means the medical educatio…

§304A-1702 Graduate medical education program. (a) There is created a graduate medical education program to be administered by the medical education council in cooperation with the department of health. (b) All funding for the graduate medical education program shall be nonlapsin…

[§304A-1703] Medical education council. (a) There is established within the University of Hawaii, the medical education council consisting of the following thirteen members: (b) Except as provided in subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), and (4), no two council members may be employed by …

[§304A-1704] Council duties. The medical education council shall:

[§304A-1705] Council powers. The medical education council may:

K. Special Medical Residency Program §304A-1751 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that the limited supply of physicians and the attractiveness of private practice inhibit the efforts of the department of health to provide primary medical care in certain rural communitie…

§304A-1752 Qualifications for residency program. The school of medicine of the University of Hawaii shall recommend that two positions within the University of Hawaii medical residency program be filled each year, in accordance with this subpart, by persons who have the necessary…

§304A-1753 Contract necessary for filling of positions. In order to fill a position under this subpart, a person shall enter into a contract with the school of medicine of the University of Hawaii stating that the person:

§304A-1754 Penalty for breach of contract. A person who is placed in the residency program under this subpart, but who breaches any term of the contract under section 304A-1753, shall pay to the State damages of $10,000; provided that a contract shall not be deemed breached if th…

§304A-1755 Residency program; defined. For the purpose of this subpart, "residency program" means a graduate medical education program in a hospital in this State that is accredited as a medical school residency program by the school of medicine of the University of Hawaii. The s…

[L.] Other Special Medical or Nursing Programs [§304A-1801] Family practice residency program; established. (a) The school of medicine of the University of Hawaii shall develop an accredited family practice residency program with a curriculum that includes opportunities for resid…

[§304A-1802] International exchange program for health-related tourism. There is established an international exchange program for medical and nursing students within the school of medicine of the University of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii school of nursing and dental hygi…

[M.] Other Special Programs [§304A-1851] Food and beverage; courses of instruction. Chapter 281 or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the university may offer and conduct courses of instruction in food and beverage control, club management, and classical food and beve…

[§304A-1861] Fostering inspiration and relevance through science and technology pre-academy program; established. (a) There is established within the University of Hawaii, the fostering inspiration and relevance through science and technology pre-academy program, which shall be a…

[§304A-1862] Robotics and problem-based, applied learning program; established. (a) There is established within the University of Hawaii the robotics and problem-based, applied learning program, which shall be administered by the University of Hawaii college of engineering. The m…

[§304A-1863] Research experiences for teachers program; established. (a) There is established within the University of Hawaii the research experiences for teachers program, which shall be administered by the University of Hawaii college of engineering. The purpose of the research…

[§304A-1864] `Ulu`ulu: The Henry Ku`ualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawai`i. `Ulu`ulu: The Henry Ku`ualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawai`i is designated as the official state archive for moving images. The qualifying standards and conditions related to the receipt of…

§304A-1865 Medical cannabis testing and research programs; established. (a) To the extent permitted by federal and state law, and subject to applicable certification by the department of health, the University of Hawaii may establish medical cannabis testing and research programs…

[N.] Hawaii Natural Energy Institute §304A-1891 Hawaii natural energy institute; structure; function. (a) There is established the Hawaii natural energy institute at the University of Hawaii. The institute shall be administered by a director to be appointed by the board of regent…

§304A-1892 Advisory council to Hawaii natural energy institute. (a) The institute shall establish an advisory council of seven members, appointed by the president from a list of nominees submitted by the director of the institute and the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state e…

§304A-1893.1 Periodic evaluation. (a) Evaluations shall be conducted of the projects and activities funded by the energy systems development special fund. Using objective criteria, the evaluation shall assess the degree to which the projects and activities comport with and achiev…

§304A-1894.1 Plan of action. Prior to the initiation of any projects or activities authorized by section 304A-2169.1, the Hawaii natural energy institute shall develop a plan of action in coordination with the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office with the intent…

[O.] Mauna Kea Lands [§304A-1901] Definitions. As used in this subpart: "Board of regents" means the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. "Fees" includes rents on leases of Mauna Kea lands, moneys received for use of Mauna Kea lands, moneys attributable to commercial act…

[§304A-1902] Mauna Kea lands; fees; lease agreements. (a) The board of regents may charge a fee for use of the Mauna Kea lands and for the use of facilities and programs related to the Mauna Kea lands. (b) The board of regents may enter into lease agreements for the Mauna Kea lan…

[§304A-1903] Mauna Kea lands[;] rules. The board of regents may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to regulate public and commercial activities on Mauna Kea lands. In adopting these rules, the board shall:

[§304A-1904] Violations; penalties; costs; collection. (a) In consultation with the office of Hawaiian affairs, the board of regents may set and provide for the assessment and collection of administrative fines for violations of this subpart or rules adopted hereunder; provided t…

[§304A-1905] Mauna Kea lands; reporting requirements. The board of regents shall report annually to the legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, on the Mauna Kea lands activities, current and pending lease agreements and fees, the sta…

[Q.] Innovation and Commercialization Initiative Program [§304A-1961] Innovation and commercialization initiative program; establishment. There is established within the University of Hawaii an innovation and commercialization initiative program under the direction of the vice pr…

[§304A-1962] Innovation and commercialization initiative program; implementation. In implementing the innovation and commercialization initiative program, the University of Hawaii may promote, sponsor, and participate in the transformation of the products of its research and inst…

[§304A-1963] University innovation and commercialization initiative special fund. (a) There is established the university innovation and commercialization initiative special fund into which shall be deposited, and shall not be considered part of the general fund, all funds consis…

[§304A-1964] Confidentiality of trade secrets; disclosure of financial information. Any documents or data made or received by the University of Hawaii under this subpart, to the extent that the material or data consist of trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial info…

[§304A-1965] Limitation on liability. (a) The University of Hawaii shall not assume or otherwise promise to answer for the debt, contract, or liability of any other person or private entity involved with the innovation and commercialization initiative program. (b) Notwithstanding…

[§304A-1966] Preservation of governmental immunity; full faith and credit. No contract, agreement, or statement made by the University of Hawaii pursuant to this subpart shall constitute an express or implied waiver by the university of its governmental or sovereign immunity as a…

[§304A-1967] Cooperation with the University of Hawaii by state agencies. Every state agency may render services to the University of Hawaii upon the university's request for any purpose related to this subpart. [L Sp 2021, c 8, pt of §10, §16; am L 2024, c 116, §1]

[§304A-1968] Construction of subpart. (a) Other state laws, including without limitation the state code of ethics, shall be applied and construed on balance in recognition of the public benefits created and state interests advanced by the activities conducted by the University of…

[§304A-1969] Biennial report. No later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of each odd-numbered year, the University of Hawaii shall submit a report to the legislature concerning:

[R.] Cancer Research Center of Hawaii [§304A-1971] Cancer research center of Hawaii. (a) There is established an organized research unit, hereinafter known as the cancer research center of Hawaii, to conduct cancer research. The cancer research center of Hawaii shall be administe…

PART V. FINANCIAL STRUCTURE A. Budget Preparation and Administration [§304A-2001] Benchmarks; annual budget requests; biennial reports. (a) The board of regents shall adopt benchmarks to expand and develop the university to become a statewide campus that provides Hawaii with a hi…

[§304A-2002] Budget request computation; reporting of exempt fees of scholarship holders. In computing its budget requests, the board of regents shall not show amounts of tuition and registration fees from which holders of scholarships are exempted. These amounts shall be reporte…

[§304A-2003] Appropriations; accounts; depositories. Moneys appropriated by the legislature for the university shall be payable by the director of finance, upon vouchers approved by the board of regents or by any officer elected or appointed by the board under section 304A‑105 an…

[§304A-2004] Special and revolving funds; expenditures in excess of appropriations. In any fiscal year if the amount of revenues deposited into a special or revolving fund of the university exceeds the amount appropriated from that fund for that year, the president may approve ex…

[§304A-2005] Special and revolving funds; management. In managing special and revolving funds under its control, the board of regents shall ensure that:

[§304A-2006] Special and revolving funds; fees and charges; public meetings exemption. In establishing or amending fees or charges that generate receipts for deposit into any University of Hawaii special or revolving fund, the board of regents shall be exempted from the public no…

§304A-2007 Special and revolving funds; annual report; expenditures in excess of appropriations. (a) The university shall annually provide to the legislature, at least twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session, an itemized account of the income to and the expendit…