Title 4, State Organization And Administration, Generally

§27-21.4 Transfer of real property. The several counties shall convey to the State all of their respective interests in and to any real property and the improvements used in the functional areas covered by section 27-21.1 and which are directly related to and necessary for the op…

§27-21.6 Functions reassigned to the counties. The following functions are hereby reassigned to the several counties:

PART IV. JUNIOR POLICE §27-26 Junior police officer training programs. The State shall appropriate funds to facilitate the training programs of the several junior police organizations, and shall make adequate provisions by procuring insurance and assuming liability on the part of…

§27-3 Rights and powers transferred; bond obligations. The state department to which functions have been assigned by the governor shall succeed to all the rights and powers exercised, and all of the duties and obligations incurred by the counties in the exercise of the functions …

PART V. HIGHWAYS; PARKS; HISTORICAL SITES §27-31 Maintenance of state highways. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the governor may enter into contracts with the several counties for their services in the repair and maintenance of state highways, which may include roadway m…

§27-32 Maintenance of state parks. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the governor may enter into contracts with the several counties for their services in the repair, maintenance, and operation of the buildings and grounds of state parks and historical sites. In addition t…

§27-4 Offenses and penalties not affected; suits and actions. No offense committed and no penalty or forfeiture incurred under the laws of the State or any county ordinance or rule or regulation shall be affected by the assignment of functions to the State by this chapter; provid…

PART VII. [TECHNOLOGY] [§27-41] Special advisor for technology development. (a) There is established within the office of the governor a special advisor for technology development to be appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34. (b) The duties of the special advisor …

[§27-41.1] Definitions. For purposes of this part: "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information: "Data set" means a named collection of related records on an electronic storage device, with the collection containing individual data units organized or formatte…

§27-43 Office of enterprise technology services; chief information officer; information technology steering committee; establishment; responsibilities. (a) There is established within the department of accounting and general services the office of enterprise technology services, …

[§27-43.5] Additional duties of the chief information officer relating to security of government information. (a) The chief information officer shall provide for periodic security audits of all executive branch departments and agencies regarding the protection of government infor…

[§27-43.6] Additional duties of the chief information officer relating to independent verification and validation of information technology projects of the executive branch. (a) The chief information officer shall identify the information technology projects of the executive bran…

§27-44 Chief data officer; electronic data set availability; updates. (a) There is established within the office of enterprise technology services a full-time chief data officer to develop, implement, and manage statewide data policies, procedures, and standards pursuant to secti…

[§27-44.1] State liability for data sets. Data sets shall be available for informational purposes only. The State does not warrant the fitness of any data set for a particular purpose and shall not be liable for any deficiencies in the completeness or accuracy of any data set, ex…

§27-44.2 Data set licensing. The chief data officer may make the departments' electronic data sets on data.hawaii.gov or a successor website designated by the chief data officer available to third parties pursuant to a license that may require the licensee to allow any user to co…

§27-44.3 Data set policies and procedures. (a) The chief data officer, in consultation with the data task force and the office of information practices, shall develop policies and procedures to implement section 27-44, including standards to determine the data sets that are appro…

[§27-45] Broadband-related permits; automatic approval. (a) The State shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all applications for broadband-related permits within sixty days of submission of a complete permit application and full payment of any applicable fee; pr…

[§27-46] Multilingual accessibility standards. (a) The office of enterprise technology services, in consultation with the office of language access, shall develop multilingual accessibility standards to provide technical guidance to state entities regarding public access to vital…

§27-5 Modification to preserve federal aid or bond obligations. The governor may, only to the extent necessary to preserve the receipt of any federal aid and not to impair the obligation of the State or counties to the holders of any bonds issued by the State or counties, modify …

[PART VIII. HAWAII PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIPS BOARD] [§27-51] Hawaii performance partnerships board; establishment. (a) There is established within the office of the governor, on a special and temporary basis, the Hawaii performance partnerships board. (b) The board shall consist o…

[§27-52] Duties of the board. The board shall:

[§27-53] Annual report. The board shall prepare an annual report on progress towards key community outcomes adopted by the legislature, which shall be transmitted to the governor, the legislature, and the public. [L 1999, c 160, §15]

[§27-54] Data collection relating to the well-being of Hawaii's children and families. (a) The Hawaii performance partnerships board with the assistance of the center on the family at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, shall establish key indicators and data sets relevant to the …

[§27-6] Extended state information and services provided. The office of the governor shall receive and review requests from state agencies for providing information and services to the public. Upon determination of needed extension services, the office shall solicit the aid and c…

§27-7 Departmental data sharing. (a) The department of education; the executive office on early learning; the university of Hawaii; the department of labor and industrial relations; the department of human services; the department of taxation; the department of business, economic…

[Part X.] broadband office [§27-71] Definitions. As used in this part: "Broadband" means high-speed internet access that is always on, including mobile and fixed technologies. "Digital equity" means a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technol…

[§27-72] Broadband office; establishment; strategic broadband coordinator; staff. (a) There is established the broadband office within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes only. (b) Without regard to section 26-34, the governor shall appoi…

[§27-73] Broadband office; duties. In furtherance of the State's objectives and policies for the economy pursuant to section 226-10.5, the broadband office shall:

[§27-74] Broadband planning and coordination; cooperation. (a) The broadband office shall: (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to delegate, or detract in any way from, the functions, powers, and duties conferred by law or rule on any department or agency of the State o…

[§27-75] Broadband revolving fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the broadband revolving fund to be administered by the broadband office, into which shall be deposited: All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited into the revolving fund shall become a part…

§27-8 Contracts for food; percentage to be grown within the State. (a) The department of education, department of health, department of corrections and rehabilitation, department of defense, and university of Hawaii system shall each ensure that a certain percentage of the food p…

[§27-9] Public employee parking facilities. (a) The department of accounting and general services, in collaboration with the department of transportation, shall develop, implement, administer, and manage a program to allow two or more public employees of the State to share the co…

§27C-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a centralized, statewide information service, through which the public's information needs can be most effectively served and by which agencies can coordinate and maintain communication with the community. [L 1971, c 106, …

§27C-2 State information service, functions. (a) There is established a centralized state information service in the office of the governor, consisting of a central office at the capital and satellite offices located in each county. (b) The functions of the state information serv…

[§27G-1] Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Committee" means the access Hawaii committee. "Government agency" means any government agency that stores, gathers, or generates public information, including all branches of government, all ex…

[§27G-2] Charges for services. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, government agencies may charge for value added electronic services provided through the portal manager. [L 2007, c 172, pt of §2]

§27G-5 Annual report. The committee shall submit an annual report to the governor and the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, on the operations of the portal. The annual report shall include the portal manager's annual financial r…

§27G-6 Access Hawaii committee special fund. There is established in the state treasury the access Hawaii committee special fund, into which shall be deposited fees collected by the office of enterprise technology services for the purpose of supporting the access Hawaii committee…

[§27J-1] Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Apostille" means a certification issued to authenticate documents pursuant to the Hague Treaty. "Hague Treaty" refers to the convention, adopted in the Hague in 1961, that created a simplified …

[§27J-2] Fee. (a) The office of the lieutenant governor shall charge and collect a fee for each apostille or non-apostille certification issued. The office of the lieutenant governor shall establish fees pursuant to section 27J-4. (b) Moneys collected for the issuance of apostill…

[§27J-3] Apostilles and certifications special fund; established. (a) There is established in the state treasury the apostilles and certifications special fund, which shall be administered by the office of the lieutenant governor. (b) The following shall be deposited into the spe…

[§27J-4] Rules. The office of the lieutenant governor shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this chapter, including setting a fee for the issuance of an apostille or a non-apostille certification. [L 2024, c 133, pt of §1]

PART I. DEPARTMENT, GENERALLY §28-1 Appears for State. The attorney general shall appear for the State personally or by deputy, in all the courts of record, in all cases criminal or civil in which the State may be a party, or be interested, and may in like manner appear in the di…

§28-10 Prohibition on private practice of law by the attorney general, first deputy, and other deputies. The attorney general, the attorney general's first deputy, and other deputies shall devote their entire time and attention to the duties of their respective offices. They shal…

§28-10.5 Criminal and juvenile justice resource coordination; administrator and staff. (a) The department of the attorney general shall serve as the clearinghouse for information on financial and nonfinancial resources that may be available to assist in improving the delivery or …

§28-10.6 Crime research, prevention, and education; administrator and staff. (a) The department of the attorney general shall initiate, develop, and perform or coordinate programs, projects, and activities, as determined by the attorney general, on the subject of crime, including…

[§28-10.8] Rules. The department of the attorney general may adopt, amend, or repeal rules, pursuant to chapter 91, that may be necessary or convenient for the performance of its functions. The department's rules may include general rules of practice and procedure that apply to a…

[PART VII.] WITNESS SECURITY §28-101 Witness security and protection. (a) The attorney general shall establish a statewide witness program through which the attorney general may fund or provide for the security and protection of a government witness or a potential government witn…

§28-11 Investigators; appointment and powers. (a) The attorney general shall appoint and commission one or more investigators as the exigencies of the public service may require. Persons appointed and commissioned under this section shall have and may exercise all of the powers a…

[§28-111] Victim-witness assistance program. (a) There is established a victim-witness assistance program in the department of the attorney general, whose purpose shall be to provide information, assistance, and support services to the victims of and witnesses to crimes committed…