Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 27 · 36 active provisions
The purpose of the chapter is to fix responsibility for certain functions, which are of statewide concern, in the state government. These functions which are declared to be state functions are as follows: (1) Planning, construction, improvement and maintenance of public school facilities and grounds and the transportat…
The governor may assign the functions in section 27-1, except the administration and operation of district courts, to such respective department or departments as can most appropriately and effectively perform the functions.
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 transferred, whether the powers, duties, and obligations are mentioned in or granted by any law…
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; provided that whenever any punishment, penalty, or forfeiture is mitigated by any provision of this chapter,…
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 the strict provisions of this chapter and shall promptly report any such modification with the governor'…
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 cooperation of the counties. Joint efforts will be made to use existing state and county facilities…
(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 development, and tourism; and other state agencies, as appropriate, shal…
(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 purchased for public schools, youth campuses, public hospitals, public prisons, and any purchases made direc…
(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 cost of a parking stall and allow multiple cars to use that stall as appropriate; prov…
The following functions and services, heretofore performed by the several counties under contractual arrangements with the State, shall be directly administered and performed by the department or departments, or divisions of government designated by the governor: (1) Planning, construction, and improvements of public s…
No real property or improvements thereon belonging to the several counties and used in the performance of the functions and services covered in this part shall be required to be conveyed to the State; provided that any real property and improvements related and necessary to the performance of the duties covered in sect…
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 operation and maintenance thereof. The conveyances shall be without cost to th…
The following functions are hereby reassigned to the several counties: (1) The medical care of inmates of county jails; (2) The rendering of medical investigatory services requested by the police; (3) Physical examinations of employees to the extent that such functions had been performed immediately prior to the adopti…
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 the State therefor, for the medical care and hospitalization of children who may be injured, for the defraymen…
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 maintenance, structures maintenance, streetlights, street sweeping, landscaping, and cantoneering. In addition thereto, t…
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 thereto, the governor may transfer functions covered herein, or any portion…
(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 shall include but not be limited to: (1) Developing, coordinating, and implementing short- and long-range state poli…
For purposes of this part: "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information: (1) In alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, or other nonnarrative form, that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (2) Regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an executiv…
(a) There is established within the department of accounting and general services the office of enterprise technology services, which shall be headed by a full-time chief information officer to organize, manage, and oversee statewide information technology governance. The chief information officer shall be appointed by…
(a) The chief information officer shall provide for periodic security audits of all executive branch departments and agencies regarding the protection of government information and data communication infrastructure. (b) Security audits may include on-site audits as well as reviews of all written security procedures and…
(a) The chief information officer shall identify the information technology projects of the executive branch, including those of the department of education and the University of Hawaii, that shall be subject to independent verification and validation. (b) If the chief information officer identifies an information tech…
(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 section 27-44.3 and to facilitate data sharing across state agencies. The chief data officer shall use the state in…
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, except where the State's conduct would constitute gross negligence, wilful and wanto…
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 copy, distribute, display, or create derivative works at no cost and wi…
(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 appropriate for online disclosure as provided in section 27-44 and the data set format s…