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HI Rev Stat § 54-54 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-54 General management.

 §54-54 General management. The board of water supply shall, with the advice and consent of the council of the county, appoint a manager who shall have qualifications that the board deems necessary, and who shall have full power to administer the affairs of the waterworks and the water systems that are by this part placed under the control of the board. The manager shall be known as the manager of the board of water supply of the county of Hawaii, shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and shall be subject to the direction of the board.  The manager shall be subject to chapter 77.  The manager shall appoint subordinates, assistants, and employees that may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the board and the subordinates, assistants, and employees shall be subject to chapter 76.  The board may require a bond in an amount that it deems proper from any employee, which bond shall be duly conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the employee, and the board may provide that the premium on any bond be paid out of the revenues of the waterworks and water systems under the jurisdiction of the board.  The manager at a time that may be prescribed by the board, shall present to the board full annual reports of the principal transactions of the water supply system during the last completed year; which reports together with any recommendations that the board may think proper, shall be presented to the chairperson and executive officer of the council of the county and the council. [L 1949, c 86, §4; am L 1951, c 153, §1 and c 171, §1(1); RL 1955, §146-103; HRS §54-54; gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 1998, c 124, §3; am L 2000, c 253, §150] Note  Chapter 77 referred to in text is repealed. See §76-13.5.
HI Rev Stat § 54-55 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-55 Legal department.

 §54-55 Legal department. The county attorney shall be the legal adviser of the board of water supply and shall prosecute and defend, as the board may require, any and all actions and proceedings involving matters under its jurisdiction. The county attorney may, with the prior approval of the board, compromise, settle, or dismiss any litigation or proceedings which may be pending for, or on behalf of, or against the board relative to any matter or property under its jurisdiction.  The county attorney shall appoint and detail to the board such attorneys as the board may deem necessary to conduct its legal work, and the compensation of the attorneys so detailed shall be fixed by the board, and shall be paid from the revenues of the waterworks. The attorneys, when so appointed, shall be deputies of the county attorney, and shall be in addition to the deputies and assistants now or hereafter allowed to the county attorney by law.  The board may employ an attorney to act as its legal adviser and to represent it in any litigation to which it is a party. [L 1949, c 86, §5; RL 1955, §146-104; HRS §54-55; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 54-56 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-56 Purchases and contracts.

 §54-56 Purchases and contracts. The board of water supply may contract for work, supplies, materials, or equipment when the cost of these can be met from the revenues or reserves of the waterworks or water systems, or from the proceeds of bonds authorized for the waterworks and water systems. All contracts shall be executed in the name of the board and shall be signed by the chairperson or acting chairperson of the board.  The board may sell or otherwise dispose of any buildings, materials, supplies, or equipment under its control when no longer used or useful for its purposes, and the proceeds thereof shall be placed to the credit of the board. All documents of transfer shall be executed in the name of the board and shall be signed by the chairperson or acting chairperson thereof. [L 1949, c 86, §6; RL 1955, §146-105; HRS §54-56; gen ch 1993]
HI Rev Stat § 54-57 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-57 Construction, additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements.

 §54-57 Construction, additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements. The board of water supply shall locate and determine the character and type of all construction and additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements to waterworks and water systems, and shall determine the policy for the construction or the making of such additions, extensions, increases, betterments, and improvements out of public funds under its jurisdiction. [L 1949, c 86, §7; RL 1955, §146-106; HRS §54-57]
HI Rev Stat § 54-58 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-58 Accounts, revenues, and expenditures.

 §54-58 Accounts, revenues, and expenditures. The board of water supply shall maintain proper accounts in such manner as to show the true and complete financial status and the results of management and operation. The accounts shall be kept so as to show all costs of maintenance, extension, and improvement, all operating expenses, all expenses of the board, and the amounts paid or set aside for depreciation, insurance, pensions, interest, sinking funds, and reserves.  All revenues or moneys derived from the waterworks or otherwise appropriated for the board, other than funds derived from the sale of bonds, and excepting moneys appropriated by Act 5 of the Special Session Laws of 1950 for the construction of a water system for the districts of North and South Kona, shall be paid into the treasury of the county and maintained by the treasurer in a waterworks fund. The funds shall be expended for the following purposes:  (1) For payment of interest and sinking fund on all bonds issued for the acquisition or construction of waterworks and extensions thereto;  (2) For the payment of the operating and maintenance expenses of the waterworks, repairs, replacements, additions, and extensions;  (3) For accident reserve, pension charges, and compensation and insurance;  (4) For purchase or development of new sources of water; and  (5) For a reserve fund. [L 1949, c 86, §9; am L 1951, c 171, §1(2); RL 1955, §146-107; HRS §54-58]
HI Rev Stat § 54-59 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-59 Audits.

 §54-59 Audits. The auditor of the county shall make an annual audit of the accounts and financial status of the board of water supply and shall file a copy of the audit report with the council of the county. The board may, whenever necessary in connection with the issuance of any bonds, employ a certified public accountant to make audits. [L 1951, c 171, §1(3); RL 1955, §146-108; HRS §54-59; am L 1998, c 124, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 54-60 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-60 Reserve fund.

 §54-60 Reserve fund. The board of water supply may provide for the accumulation of a fund for the purpose of financing major replacements, or extensions and additions, the average estimated annual increments to which, for a period of ten years from July 1, 1959, shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the gross revenue of the board in any fiscal year. [L 1949, c 86, §10; RL 1955, §146-109; am L 1959, c 83, §1; HRS §54-60]
HI Rev Stat § 54-61 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-61 Bond sales.

 §54-61 Bond sales. The sale of bonds for purposes of the board of water supply shall be subject to the approval of the council of the county; when approved by the council, the treasurer of the county shall sell any bonds that are authorized for the acquisition, construction, replacement, extension, or completion of any of the waterworks and water systems under the jurisdiction of the board of water supply; provided that the sales shall otherwise be conducted in accordance with the procedure specified by law for the sale of the bonds. The proceeds from the sales shall be kept by the county treasurer in a special fund to be used only for the purpose or purposes for which the bonds are sold. [L 1949, c 86, §11; RL 1955, §146-110; HRS §54-61; am L 1998, c 124, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 54-62 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-62 Disbursement of funds.

 §54-62 Disbursement of funds. All moneys expended by the board of water supply pursuant to this part shall be disbursed by the county treasurer on vouchers signed by the chairperson or acting chairperson of the board. [L 1949, c 86, §12; RL 1955, §146-111; HRS §54-62; gen ch 1993]
HI Rev Stat § 54-63 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-63 Rates.

 §54-63 Rates. The board of water supply may fix and adjust rates and charges for the furnishing of water and for water services so that the revenues derived therefrom shall be sufficient to make the waterworks and water systems self-supporting and to meet all expenditures authorized by this part; the board may establish variable rates among the several districts of the county, or among the areas served by the individual water systems within the county, for the purpose of establishing charges as closely as possible to the necessary amount required for the maintenance and operation of the particular individual water systems; provided no rates and charges shall be fixed or adjusted prior to the holding by the board of a public hearing, public notice of which shall have been given not less than twenty days before the date set for the hearing. The notice shall state the time and place for the hearing and the proposed rates and charges to be considered thereat. The time within which the notice shall be given shall be computed by including the first day (the day of notice) and excluding the last day. [L 1949, c 86, §13; am L 1951, c 159, §1; RL 1955, §146-112; am L 1965, c 96, §92; HRS §54-63; am L 1998, c 2, §22] Cross References  Administrative procedure, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 54-64 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-64 Acquisition of lands.

 §54-64 Acquisition of lands. The board of water supply may, in the name of the county, subject to the approval of the council of the county, acquire and take by purchase, lease, or otherwise, all property situated within the limits of the county that it may determine necessary for the construction, maintenance, extension, or operation of any of the waterworks and water systems under its jurisdiction and control. [L 1949, c 86, §14; RL 1955, §146-113; HRS §54-64; am L 1998, c 124, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 54-65 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-65 Agreements for joint use of utilities.

 §54-65 Agreements for joint use of utilities. The board of water supply may enter into such arrangements and agreements as it deems proper for the joint use with any other person, firm, or corporation owning the same or having jurisdiction of the same, of poles, conduits, towers, stations, aqueducts, and reservoirs for the operation of any of the properties under its jurisdiction. [L 1949, c 86, §15; RL 1955, §146-114; HRS §54-65]
HI Rev Stat § 54-66 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-66 Agreements for joint services of employees.

 §54-66 Agreements for joint services of employees. The board of water supply may enter into such arrangements and agreements as it deems proper, under which employees of the department of public works of the county may divide their time between performance of services on behalf of the department and on behalf of the board. [L 1949, c 86, §16; RL 1955, §146-115; HRS §54-66]
HI Rev Stat § 54-67 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|54. Water Systems|54-67 Service of process; claims.

 §54-67 Service of process; claims. Except as otherwise provided by the county charter, section 54-31 shall apply. [L 1949, c 86, §18; RL 1955, §146-116; HRS §54-67; am L 1973, c 134, §4] Rules of Court  Service upon agency of county, HRCP rule 4(d)(7).
HI Rev Stat § 56-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|56. Public Off-Street Parking Facilities|56-1 Authorization by the council.

  §56-1 Authorization by the council. The council of any county may acquire the land for and authorize the improvement, construction, maintenance, repair and operation of public off-street parking facilities within the county. The term "public off-street parking facilities" means and includes land necessary or convenient for public off-street parking, rights-of-way, streets, or alleys necessary or convenient for ingress to or egress from such public off-street parking facilities, buildings, equipment, or any other property necessary or convenient for off-street parking purposes. [L 1970, c 173, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 56-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|56. Public Off-Street Parking Facilities|56-2 Methods of financing.

  §56-2 Methods of financing. The council of any county may finance the acquisition, improvement or construction of off-street parking facilities in the same manner as is permissible for any other type of public improvement so long as the applicable statutes and ordinances governing the particular method or methods of financing chosen are complied with; provided that if the council decides to finance the acquisition, improvement or construction of any off-street parking facility in whole or in part by the creation of a public off-street parking district in accordance with the county's improvement by assessments ordinance, land owned by or in possession of the United States or any of its agencies or the State or any of its political subdivisions or agencies which cannot lawfully be made subject to assessments against the land within a public off-street parking district, or any other land which in the judgment of the council will not be benefited by the acquisition, improvement or construction of the public off-street parking facility shall not be included within the district; and provided further that land to be acquired for public off-street parking facilities shall not be assessed. [L 1970, c 173, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 56-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|56. Public Off-Street Parking Facilities|56-3 Leasing of space for commercial purposes.

  §56-3 Leasing of space for commercial purposes. The council of any county may require the finance director of the county to lease space within public off-street parking facilities for commercial purposes under the following circumstances:  (1) Whenever the council deems it in the public interest and convenient or necessary in order to utilize properly the property as an off-street parking facility, it may require the leasing of space in any of the facilities for use by the lessee for the sale of gasoline and petroleum products, the sale of automobile accessories, automobile repair or service, or any other garage and fueling services.  (2) Whenever the council deems it necessary and feasible for the financing or operation of public off-street parking facilities, it may require the leasing of portions of the facilities for any commercial use. [L 1970, c 173, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 56-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|56. Public Off-Street Parking Facilities|56-4 Leasing of space above or below off-street parking facilities.

  §56-4 Leasing of space above or below off-street parking facilities. Whenever the council decides that the space above or below any proposed or existing public off-street parking facility is not needed for additional parking and that it would be in the public interest it may require the finance director to lease the right to occupy and use such space for uses other than off-street parking together with the right to use and occupy such space within the parking facility as may be necessary for the purposes of access to and support of structures occupying the space above or below such parking facility. [L 1970, c 173, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 58-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|58. Exceptional Trees|58-1 Purpose.

  §58-1 Purpose. It is the policy of the State to safeguard exceptional trees from destruction due to improper land development, and the legislature finds that enactment of protective regulations by the counties to accomplish this is a valid and important public purpose. [L 1975, c 105, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 58-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|58. Exceptional Trees|58-2 County arborist advisory committees; establishment.

  §58-2 County arborist advisory committees; establishment. Each county of the State shall establish a county arborist advisory committee, whose members shall be appointed by the mayor and shall include:  (1) The county planning director, or the director's designee;  (2) One member who shall be a person actively employed in the practice of landscape architecture, a certified arborist, a horticulturist with specialization in trees, or a person who has received a master's degree in botany; and  (3) Not less than three other members selected on the basis of active participation in programs of community beautification, or research or organization in the ecological sciences, including ethnobotany, or Hawaiiana. [L 1975, c 105, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 2018, c 118, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 58-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|58. Exceptional Trees|58-3 County arborist advisory committees; powers and duties.

 §58-3 County arborist advisory committees; powers and duties. For the purposes of this chapter, the county committees shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those delegated by the respective county councils:  (1) To research, prepare, and recommend to the county council exceptional trees to be protected by county ordinance or regulation.  (2) To advise property owners relative to the preservation and enhancement of exceptional trees.  (3) To recommend to the county council appropriate protective ordinances, regulations, and procedures.  (4) To review all actions deemed by the county council to endanger exceptional trees.  For the purposes of this section, "exceptional trees" means a tree or stand or grove of trees with historic or cultural value, or which by reason of its age, rarity, location, size, esthetic quality, or endemic status has been designated by the county committee as worthy of preservation. The term "exceptional trees" does not apply to trees planted for commercial forestry operations in each county within the State. Exceptional trees may be designated generally by biotaxy or individually by location or class. [L 1975, c 105, pt of §2; am L 1977, c 69, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 58-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|58. Exceptional Trees|58-4 County protective regulations.

  §58-4 County protective regulations. Each county shall enact appropriate protective regulations which designate exceptional trees; provide for special county review prior to destruction of exceptional trees, whether by removal or the existence of conditions which lead to the destruction of such trees; provide for site plan review and amendment to protect exceptional trees; and provide for injunctive relief against the removal or destruction of exceptional trees. [L 1975, c 105, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 58-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|58. Exceptional Trees|58-5 State assistance.

 §58-5 State assistance. The department of land and natural resources and the University of Hawaii shall cooperate with and to the fullest extent possible assist the counties and their respective committees in carrying out this chapter. [L 1975, c 105, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 293, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 76-1.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|76. Civil Service Law|76-1.5 Executive branch workforce demographic profile.

  §76-1.5 Executive branch workforce demographic profile. (a) The director of human resources development shall compile a profile on the workforce of the executive branch of the State that shall include:  (1) Demographic data on the entire executive branch workforce covering both civil service employees hired through recruitment procedures based on merit and employees exempt from such procedures;  (2) Breakouts of the data required by paragraph (1) for the systems administered by the department of human resources development, the board of education, the University of Hawaii board of regents, and the Hawaii health systems corporation, respectively; and  (3) Information on the number of employees who are currently eligible for retirement and projected retirements for the succeeding five years.  (b) The director of human resources development shall submit an annual profile report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session. [L 2012, c 16, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 76-5.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|76. Civil Service Law|76-5.5 REPEALED.

 §76-5.5 REPEALED. L 2000, c 253, §39.
HI Rev Stat § 76-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|76. Civil Service Law|76-6 Chapter inoperative, when.

  §76-6 Chapter inoperative, when. If any provision of this chapter jeopardizes the receipt by the State or any county of any federal grant-in-aid or other federal allotment of money, the provision shall, insofar as the fund is jeopardized, be deemed to be inoperative. [L 1955, c 274, §12; RL 1955, §3-7; HRS §76-6; am L 2000, c 253, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 76-11.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|76. Civil Service Law|76-11.5 REPEALED.

 §76-11.5 REPEALED. L 2000, c 253, §45.
HI Rev Stat § 76-11.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|76. Civil Service Law|76-11.6 Special, research, or demonstration project positions.

  §76-11.6 Special, research, or demonstration project positions. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, with the approval of the governor, the head of a department may establish and abolish any subordinate position for an employee engaged in a special, research, or demonstration project that is approved by the governor, subject to the limitations of available appropriations. [L 2015, c 160, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 76-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 7. Public Officers and Employees|76. Civil Service Law|76-12 General powers and duties of director.

  §76-12 General powers and duties of director. The director shall:  (1) Represent the public interest in the improvement of human resources administration in the civil service;  (2) Assist in fostering the interest of institutions of learning and civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of human resources standards in civil service;  (3) Advise the chief executive on policies and problems concerning the human resources program; and  (4) Make investigations concerning the administration of human resources policies in the civil service, including any matter respecting the enforcement or effect of this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder, or the action or failure to act of any officer or employee with respect thereto. [L 1955, c 274, pt of §1; RL 1955, pt of §3-17; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §11; HRS §76-12; am L 1994, c 56, §7; am L 2000, c 253, §10] Cross References  General authority, see §26-5.