10-14.5 Budget preparation and submission; auditing. (a) The budget, six-year program and financial plan, and the variance report of the office of Hawaiian affairs shall be submitted by the board to the legislature and to each member thereof in accordance with the budget submission schedule specified for the governor in chapter 37 and shall contain the program information specified in that chapter that is applicable to the office of Hawaiian affairs. Not less than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the office of Hawaiian affairs shall submit to the legislature an accounting of the expenditures made in the prior fiscal year, by account code and budget program. By November 1 of each year preceding a legislative session in which a budget is to be submitted, the board shall provide written notification to the governor of the proposed total expenditures, by cost categories and sources of funding, and estimated revenues of the office of Hawaiian affairs for each fiscal year of the next fiscal biennium. (b) The board shall provide opportunities for beneficiaries in every county to participate in the preparation of each biennial and supplemental budget of the office of Hawaiian affairs. These opportunities shall include an accounting by trustees of the funds expended and of the effectiveness of programs undertaken. (c) The office shall be subject to governmental audit. [L 1990, c 221, pt of §2]
§10-14.5 Budget preparation and submission; auditing. (a) The budget, six-year program and financial plan, and the variance report of the office of Hawaiian affairs shall be submitted by the board to the legislature and to each member thereof in accordance with the budget submission schedule specified for the governor in chapter 37 and shall contain […]
10-14.55 Audit and report.
§10-14.55 Audit and report. The auditor shall conduct an audit of the office at least once every four years and shall submit a report on findings and recommendations to the governor and the legislature on or before the convening of the next immediate legislative session. The first audit report shall be submitted no later than […]
10-5 Board of trustees; powers and duties.
§10-5 Board of trustees; powers and duties. The board shall have the power in accordance with law to: (1) Manage, invest, and administer the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of lands, natural resources, minerals, and income derived from whatever sources for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians, including all income and proceeds from that pro […]
10-6 General duties of the board.
§10-6 General duties of the board. (a) The general duties of the board shall be: (1) To develop and continually update a strategic plan for the office that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (A) Compilation of basic demographic data on native Hawaiians and Hawaiians; (B) Identification of the physical, sociological, psychological, […]
10-1 Declaration of purpose.
Note Sections 10-1 to 10-16 designated as Part I by L 1994, c 283, §2(1). §10-1 Declaration of purpose. (a) The people of the State of Hawaii and the United States of America as set forth and approved in the Admission Act, established a public trust which includes among other responsibilities, betterment of conditions for […]
10-2 Definitions.
§10-2 Definitions. In this chapter, if not inconsistent with the context: “Administrator” means the administrator of the office of Hawaiian affairs. “Beneficiary of the public trust entrusted upon the office” means native Hawaiians and Hawaiians. “Board” means the board of trustees. “Grant” means an award of funds by the office to a specified recipient to […]
10-3 Purpose of the office.
§10-3 Purpose of the office. The purposes of the office of Hawaiian affairs include: (1) The betterment of conditions of native Hawaiians. A pro rata portion of all funds derived from the public land trust shall be funded in an amount to be determined by the legislature for this purpose, and shall be held and […]
10-4 Office of Hawaiian affairs; established; general powers.
§10-4 Office of Hawaiian affairs; established; general powers. There shall be an office of Hawaiian affairs constituted as a body corporate which shall be a separate entity independent of the executive branch. The office, under the direction of the board of trustees, shall have the following general powers: (1) To adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws […]
10-4.5 Authority over disbursements
§10-4.5 Authority over disbursements. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the office shall have and exercise the power to make all necessary and appropriate disbursements of its moneys by issuing checks in its own name and by any other means. (b) The office shall have and […]