Title 6, County Organization And Administration

§54-56 Purchases and contracts. The board of water supply may contract for work, supplies, materials, or equipment when the cost of these can be met from the revenues or reserves of the waterworks or water systems, or from the proceeds of bonds authorized for the waterworks and w…

§54-57 Construction, additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements. The board of water supply shall locate and determine the character and type of all construction and additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements to waterworks and water system…

§54-58 Accounts, revenues, and expenditures. The board of water supply shall maintain proper accounts in such manner as to show the true and complete financial status and the results of management and operation. The accounts shall be kept so as to show all costs of maintenance, e…

§54-59 Audits. The auditor of the county shall make an annual audit of the accounts and financial status of the board of water supply and shall file a copy of the audit report with the council of the county. The board may, whenever necessary in connection with the issuance of any…

§54-60 Reserve fund. The board of water supply may provide for the accumulation of a fund for the purpose of financing major replacements, or extensions and additions, the average estimated annual increments to which, for a period of ten years from July 1, 1959, shall not exceed …

§54-61 Bond sales. The sale of bonds for purposes of the board of water supply shall be subject to the approval of the council of the county; when approved by the council, the treasurer of the county shall sell any bonds that are authorized for the acquisition, construction, repl…

§54-62 Disbursement of funds. All moneys expended by the board of water supply pursuant to this part shall be disbursed by the county treasurer on vouchers signed by the chairperson or acting chairperson of the board. [L 1949, c 86, §12; RL 1955, §146-111; HRS §54-62; gen ch 1993…

§54-63 Rates. The board of water supply may fix and adjust rates and charges for the furnishing of water and for water services so that the revenues derived therefrom shall be sufficient to make the waterworks and water systems self-supporting and to meet all expenditures authori…

§54-64 Acquisition of lands. The board of water supply may, in the name of the county, subject to the approval of the council of the county, acquire and take by purchase, lease, or otherwise, all property situated within the limits of the county that it may determine necessary fo…

§54-65 Agreements for joint use of utilities. The board of water supply may enter into such arrangements and agreements as it deems proper for the joint use with any other person, firm, or corporation owning the same or having jurisdiction of the same, of poles, conduits, towers,…

§54-66 Agreements for joint services of employees. The board of water supply may enter into such arrangements and agreements as it deems proper, under which employees of the department of public works of the county may divide their time between performance of services on behalf o…

§54-67 Service of process; claims. Except as otherwise provided by the county charter, section 54-31 shall apply. [L 1949, c 86, §18; RL 1955, §146-116; HRS §54-67; am L 1973, c 134, §4]

[§56-1 Authorization by the council.] The council of any county may acquire the land for and authorize the improvement, construction, maintenance, repair and operation of public off-street parking facilities within the county. The term "public off-street parking facilities" means…

[§56-2 Methods of financing.] The council of any county may finance the acquisition, improvement or construction of off-street parking facilities in the same manner as is permissible for any other type of public improvement so long as the applicable statutes and ordinances govern…

[§56-3 Leasing of space for commercial purposes.] The council of any county may require the finance director of the county to lease space within public off-street parking facilities for commercial purposes under the following circumstances:

[§56-4 Leasing of space above or below off-street parking facilities.] Whenever the council decides that the space above or below any proposed or existing public off-street parking facility is not needed for additional parking and that it would be in the public interest it may re…

[§58-1] Purpose. It is the policy of the State to safeguard exceptional trees from destruction due to improper land development, and the legislature finds that enactment of protective regulations by the counties to accomplish this is a valid and important public purpose. [L 1975,…

§58-2 County arborist advisory committees; establishment. Each county of the State shall establish a county arborist advisory committee, whose members shall be appointed by the mayor and shall include:

§58-3 County arborist advisory committees; powers and duties. For the purposes of this chapter, the county committees shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those delegated by the respective county councils: For the purposes of this section, "exceptional trees"…

[§58-4] County protective regulations. Each county shall enact appropriate protective regulations which designate exceptional trees; provide for special county review prior to destruction of exceptional trees, whether by removal or the existence of conditions which lead to the de…

§58-5 State assistance. The department of land and natural resources and the University of Hawaii shall cooperate with and to the fullest extent possible assist the counties and their respective committees in carrying out this chapter. [L 1975, c 105, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 293, …