Title 18, Education

[§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…

B. Agriculture [§304A-201] Soil conservation; policy. The State adopts the policy of cooperating with the federal, state, and other territorial governments and agencies of the United States in carrying out the policy and purposes specified in section 7(a) of the Act of Congress k…

[§304A-202] Board to act as agency. The board of regents is designated and authorized to serve as the agency of this State to formulate, submit to the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, and administer plans, hereinafter referred to as "agricultural plans", pursuant to…

[§304A-203] Powers and duties of agency. (a) The board of regents may: (b) The board of regents shall perform its duties and functions as such agency under sections [304A-201] to [304A-202] and this section separately and distinctly from the performance of its duties and function…

[§304A-204] Specialist in cooperative organizations. The university may appoint a specialist in cooperative organizations and may extend the present agriculture extension service work to cooperatives. The specialist shall assist cooperatives in legal, accounting, business, and ma…

[§304A-205] Agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management program, University of Hawaii at Hilo. The board of regents shall establish a program of agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and offer a baccalaureate program…

B. General Funds [§304A-2101] General fund budget appropriations; formulation. (a) The general fund budget appropriations for the university shall be an amount not less than three times and not greater than five times the amount of regular tuition and related fee revenues estimat…

[§304A-2102] Hawaii community college promise program subaccount. (a) There is established the Hawaii community college promise program subaccount within the University of Hawaii general fund. Moneys in the subaccount shall be used to provide financial assistance to qualified stu…

C. Special Funds [§304A-2151] University of Hawaii risk management special fund. (a) There is established the University of Hawaii risk management special fund. The following may be deposited into the special fund: (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the university…

[§304A-2152] University of Hawaii at Manoa malpractice special fund. (a) There is established the University of Hawaii at Manoa malpractice special fund, which shall be used for costs arising from the defense and settlement of claims against the university, its students, or its f…

§304A-2153 University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund. (a) There is established the university of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund into which shall be deposited all revenue collected by the university for regular, summer, and continuing education credit tuition, tuiti…

[§304A-2154] Systemwide information technology and services special fund. There is established the systemwide information technology and services special fund, from which all moneys shall be used in support of systemwide information technology and services including personnel, eq…

[§304A-2155] Library special fund. There is established a library special fund for the libraries of the University of Hawaii into which shall be deposited all fines, fees, and other revenue derived from the libraries' operations. Moneys deposited in this fund may be expended to r…

[§304A-2157] University of Hawaii auxiliary enterprises special fund. (a) There is established the University of Hawaii auxiliary enterprises special fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all revenues, including interest, derived and collected from the university's provision…