Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 304A · 239 active provisions
There shall be a University of Hawaii that shall consist of such colleges and departments as may from time to time be established. As used in this chapter, "university" refers to the University of Hawaii, unless otherwise required by the context. No person, because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or phy…
The purposes of the university are to give thorough instruction and conduct research in, and disseminate knowledge of, agriculture, mechanic arts, mathematical, physical, natural, economic, political, and social sciences, languages, literature, history, philosophy, and such other branches of advanced learning as the bo…
The University of Hawaii is established as the state university and is constituted as a body corporate. The university, under the direction of the board of regents, shall have the following general powers: (1) To adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws governing the conduct of its business and the performance of the powers and…
(a) The affairs of the university shall be under the general management and control of the board of regents. The board shall consist of eleven members who shall be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the candidate advisory council, pursuant to section 304A-104.6, an…
(a) The candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii shall recruit, evaluate, and present to the governor qualified candidates for nomination to a vacant seat on the board of regents. The candidate advisory council shall be attached to the University of Hawaii for administrative purpo…
(a) The board of regents shall have management and control of the general affairs, and exclusive jurisdiction over the internal structure, management, and operation of the university. The board may: (1) Appoint a treasurer and other officers as it deems necessary; (2) Authorize any officer, elected or appointed by it,…
(a) The board of regents may receive, manage, and invest moneys or other property, real, personal, or mixed, which may be given, bequeathed, devised, or in any manner received from sources other than the legislature or any federal appropriation for the purpose of the university, its improvement or adornment, or the aid…
The university may borrow, from time to time from the state treasury, sums that in the aggregate shall not exceed $100,000, and the director of finance may make the loans to the university, without interest; provided that the loans shall be repaid within the same fiscal year unless extended by the director. In addition…
(a) The university may sue and be sued in its corporate name. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all claims arising out of the acts or omissions of the university or the members of its board of regents, its officers, or its employees, including claims permitted against the State under chapter 661, part I, a…
(a) Service of process upon the university shall be made by serving a filed and certified copy of the summons and of the complaint on the university general counsel in accordance with applicable court rules and chapter 634 or on any attorney in the office of the university general counsel. (b) Service of process upon a…
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of regents may agree in writing to an indemnity provision by which the university agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless any person, corporation, or entity that sponsors research at the university when all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1…
(a) The board of regents may indemnify collaborating institutions from claims arising against them for the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the university's officers, employees, and agents in the course of their employment, in connection with the university's use, storage, or disposal of materials owned or lice…
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, when the university determines that neither the university nor another state agency can more effectively or efficiently accomplish the purposes of the sponsored research and training activities, the university shall contract with the research corporation of the University of…
Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the university may engage in commercial enterprises that are related and incidental to the primary purposes of the university as set forth in this chapter, including but not limited to sponsorship of private, cultural, and athletic performances and sale of goods produced by univ…
The board of regents shall secure the compilation from all available sources and the publication of a revised history of the Hawaiian people; which history, however, shall not be published until after it has been approved either by the legislature or by the trustees of the Hawaiian Historical Society. The board may emp…
The university is designated as the official depository of material, documents, photographs, and other data relating to Hawaii's part in the war between the United States and Germany, Japan, and Italy. The university shall secure, collect, and preserve the necessary information, documents, pictures, and other data rela…
(a) The university may establish child care programs through which one or more child care programs for each campus of the university system may be established. The university may operate each child care program with appointed personnel, who are not subject to chapter 76, or by contract with private persons or agencies.…
The board of regents may participate in and perform any act related to membership in an educational consortium involving other institutions or jurisdictions that advances the instruction, research, or service mission of the university, including the Western Governors University.
(a) The university shall provide guidance to students to increase the rate of on-time graduation. In providing such guidance, the university shall develop a graduation pathway system to direct students toward appropriate options to complete a major course of study, graduate within a reasonable period of time, and under…
(a) The University of Hawaii shall establish a collective goal of becoming net-zero with respect to energy use, producing as much energy as the system consumes across all campuses, by January 1, 2035. (b) The University of Hawaii shall establish a benchmark for the amount and value of energy consumed during the 2014-20…
(a) The University of Hawaii shall: (1) Train all University of Hawaii students enrolled at least part-time and employees, including campus safety and security personnel, Title IX coordinators, confidential advocates, and residential advisors, on: (A) Public Law 92-318, Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1…
The board of regents of the University of Hawaii shall submit a written report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session regarding: (1) The development, implementation, and enforcement of its regulatory framework and research compliance program to reflect ethical resear…
(a) Notwithstanding chapter 328J to the contrary, the University of Hawaii shall prohibit smoking and tobacco use by any person on University of Hawaii premises, to the extent that such a prohibition is not prohibited by federal law. Mere possession or storage of a cigarette, tobacco product, or electronic smoking devi…
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 known as the "Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act" (Public Law No. 46, 74th Congress,…
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 section 7 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.