Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 229 · 5 active provisions
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Commission" means the Hawaii sister-state and international partnerships commission established under section 229-2. "Sister-state or province partnership" means a partnership between the State of Hawaii and the state or province or similar gover…
(a) There is established within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, for administrative purposes only, the Hawaii sister-state and international partnerships commission. (b) The commission shall support the governor, legislature, and office of international affairs in building and maintaining…
The commission shall evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation of all sister-state or province partnerships and forward its recommendation to the legislature. The legislature, if it so chooses, shall implement the recommendation to initiate a sister-state or province partnership by either adopting a concu…
The commission shall periodically evaluate established sister-state or province partnerships and forward its recommendations on maintaining sister-state or province partnerships to the governor and to the legislature.
The commission may make a recommendation to terminate a sister-state or province partnership it deems to be defunct, moribund, or not beneficial and forward its recommendation to the legislature. The legislature, if it so chooses, shall implement the recommendation to terminate a sister-state or province partnership ei…