Hawaii Revised Statutes 27. State Functions and Responsibilities

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 27-1 Functions of Statewide Concern.
  The purpose of the chapter is to fix responsibility for certain functions, which are of statewide concern, in the state government. These functions which...
• 27-2 Assignment of Functions by Governor; Report.
  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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 27-7 Departmental Data Sharing.
  (a) The department of education, the University of Hawaii, the department of labor and industrial relations, and other state agencies, as appropriate, shall share data...

PART II. SCHOOLS

• 27-11 Planning, Construction, and Improvements of Public School Facilities and Grounds; Custodial and Janitorial Services for Public Schools; Transportation of School Children.
  Department of education generally, see chapter 302A. §27-11 Planning, construction, and improvements of public school facilities and grounds; custodial and janitorial services for public...
• 27-12, 13 Repealed.
  Department of education generally, see chapter 302A. §§27-12, 13 REPEALED. L 1988, c 244, §§2, 3.
• 27-14 Transfer of Real Property.
  Department of education generally, see chapter 302A. §27-14 Transfer of real property. No real property or improvements thereon belonging to the several counties and...
• 27-15 Repealed.
  Department of education generally, see chapter 302A. §27-15 REPEALED. L 1988, c 244, §4.

PART III. HEALTH

• 27-21 Repealed.
  L 1989, c 327, §3.
• 27-21.1 Repealed.
  L 1989, c 327, §4.
• 27-21.2, 21.3 Repealed.
  L 1988, c 244, §§5, 6.
• 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...
• 27-21.5 Repealed.
  L 1988, c 244, §7.
• 27-21.6 Functions Reassigned to the Counties.
  The following functions are hereby reassigned to the several counties: (1) The medical care of inmates of county jails; (2) The rendering of medical...
• 27-22, 22.5, 22.7, 23, 24 Repealed.
  L 1989, c 327, §§5 to 9.

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...

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...
• 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...

PART VI. REVIEW

• 27-36 Repealed.
  L 1988, c 244, §8.

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...
• 27-41.1 Definitions.
  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,...
• 27-42 Repealed.
  L 2007, c 9, §20.
• 27-43 Information Technology; Chief Information Officer; Information Technology Steering Committee; Establishment; Responsibilities.
  (a) There is established within the department of accounting and general services a full-time chief information officer to organize, manage, and oversee statewide information...
• 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 information and...
• 27-44 Electronic Data Set Availability; Updates.
  (a) Each executive branch department shall use reasonable efforts to make appropriate and existing electronic data sets maintained by the department electronically available to the...
• 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...
• 27-44.2 Data Set Licensing.
  The chief information officer may make the departments' electronic data sets on data.hawaii.gov available to third parties pursuant to a license, which may require...
• 27-44.3 Data Set Policies and Procedures.
  (a) The chief information officer, in consultation with the office of information practices, shall develop policies and procedures to implement section 27-44, including standards...
• 27-45 Broadband-Related Permits; Automatic Approval.
  [Section repealed June 30, 2018. L 2013, c 264, §5.] (a) The State shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all applications for broadband-related permits...

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...
• 27-52 Duties of the Board.
  The board shall: (1) Propose key community outcomes of well-being for the residents of the State to the legislature, and report to the legislature...
• 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,...
• 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...

Last modified: October 27, 2016