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HI Rev Stat § 226-105 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|226. Hawaii State Planning Act|226-105 Crime and criminal justice.

 §226-105 Crime and criminal justice. Priority guidelines in the area of crime and criminal justice:  (1) Support law enforcement activities and other criminal justice efforts that are directed to provide a safer environment.  (2) Target state and local resources on efforts to reduce the incidence of violent crime and on programs relating to the apprehension and prosecution of repeat offenders.  (3) Support community and neighborhood program initiatives that enable residents to assist law enforcement agencies in preventing criminal activities.  (4) Reduce overcrowding or substandard conditions in correctional facilities through a comprehensive approach among all criminal justice agencies which may include sentencing law revisions and use of alternative sanctions other than incarceration for persons who pose no danger to their community.  (5) Provide a range of appropriate sanctions for juvenile offenders, including community-based programs and other alternative sanctions.  (6) Increase public and private efforts to assist witnesses and victims of crimes and to minimize the costs of victimization. [L 1978, c 100, pt of §2; am L 1984, c 236, §17; am L 1986, c 276, §32]
HI Rev Stat § 226-106 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|226. Hawaii State Planning Act|226-106 Affordable housing.

  §226-106 Affordable housing. Priority guidelines for the provision of affordable housing:  (1) Seek to use marginal or nonessential agricultural land, urban land, and public land to meet housing needs of extremely low-, very low-, lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households.  (2) Encourage the use of alternative construction and development methods as a means of reducing production costs.  (3) Improve information and analysis relative to land availability and suitability for housing.  (4) Create incentives for development which would increase home ownership and rental opportunities for Hawaii's extremely low-, very low-, lower-, and moderate-income households and residents with special needs.  (5) Encourage continued support for government or private housing programs that provide low interest mortgages to Hawaii's people for the purchase of initial owner-occupied housing.  (6) Encourage public and private sector cooperation in the development of rental housing alternatives.  (7) Encourage improved coordination between various agencies and levels of government to deal with housing policies and regulations.  (8) Give higher priority to the provision of quality housing that is affordable for Hawaii's residents and less priority to development of housing intended primarily for individuals outside of Hawaii. [L 1986, c 276, §33; am L 1989, c 250, §3; am L 2017, c 82, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 226-107 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|226. Hawaii State Planning Act|226-107 Quality education.

 §226-107 Quality education. Priority guidelines to promote quality education:  (1) Pursue effective programs which reflect the varied district, school, and student needs to strengthen basic skills achievement;  (2) Continue emphasis on general education "core" requirements to provide common background to students and essential support to other university programs;  (3) Initiate efforts to improve the quality of education by improving the capabilities of the education workforce;  (4) Promote increased opportunities for greater autonomy and flexibility of educational institutions in their decision-making responsibilities;  (5) Increase and improve the use of information technology in education by the availability of telecommunications equipment for:  (A) The electronic exchange of information;  (B) Statewide electronic mail; and  (C) Access to the Internet.  Encourage programs that increase the public's awareness and understanding of the impact of information technologies on our lives;  (6) Pursue the establishment of Hawaii's public and private universities and colleges as research and training centers of the Pacific;  (7) Develop resources and programs for early childhood education;  (8) Explore alternatives for funding and delivery of educational services to improve the overall quality of education; and  (9) Strengthen and expand educational programs and services for students with special needs. [L 1986, c 276, §34; am L 1999, c 178, §18]
HI Rev Stat § 226-108 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|226. Hawaii State Planning Act|226-108 Sustainability.

  §226-108 Sustainability. Priority guidelines and principles to promote sustainability shall include:  (1) Encouraging balanced economic, social, community, and environmental priorities;  (2) Encouraging planning that respects and promotes living within the natural resources and limits of the State;  (3) Promoting a diversified and dynamic economy;  (4) Encouraging respect for the host culture;  (5) Promoting decisions based on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations;  (6) Considering the principles of the ahupuaa system; and  (7) Emphasizing that everyone, including individuals, families, communities, businesses, and government, has the responsibility for achieving a sustainable Hawaii. [L 2011, c 181, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 226-109 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|226. Hawaii State Planning Act|226-109 Climate change adaptation priority guidelines

  §226-109 Climate change adaptation priority guidelines. Priority guidelines to prepare the State to address the impacts of climate change, including impacts to the areas of agriculture; conservation lands; coastal and nearshore marine areas; natural and cultural resources; education; energy; higher education; health; historic preservation; water resources; the built environment, such as housing, recreation, transportation; and the economy shall:  (1) Ensure that Hawaii's people are educated, informed, and aware of the impacts climate change may have on their communities;  (2) Encourage community stewardship groups and local stakeholders to participate in planning and implementation of climate change policies;  (3) Invest in continued monitoring and research of Hawaii's climate and the impacts of climate change on the State;  (4) Consider native Hawaiian traditional knowledge and practices in planning for the impacts of climate change;  (5) Encourage the preservation and restoration of natural landscape features, such as coral reefs, beaches and dunes, forests, streams, floodplains, and wetlands, that have the inherent capacity to avoid, minimize, or mitigate the impacts of climate change;  (6) Explore adaptation strategies that moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities in response to actual or expected climate change impacts to the natural and built environments;  (7) Promote sector resilience in areas such as water, roads, airports, and public health, by encouraging the identification of climate change threats, assessment of potential consequences, and evaluation of adaptation options;  (8) Foster cross-jurisdictional collaboration between county, state, and federal agencies and partnerships between government and private entities and other nongovernmental entities, including nonprofit entities;  (9) Use management and implementation approaches that encourage the continual collection, evaluation, and integration of new information and strategies into new and existing practices, policies, and plans; and  (10) Encourage planning and management of the natural and built environments that effectively integrate climate change policy. [L 2012, c 286, §2] Law Journals and Reviews  Lorenzo's Answer. 41 UH L. Rev. 248 (2019).
HI Rev Stat § 227D-1.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-1.5 Authority as public utility.

  §227D-1.5 Authority as public utility. (a) The authority shall be exempt from the definition of "public utility" under section 269-1 and shall be exempt from regulation by the public utilities commission for the sale or provision of electricity generated by the authority using renewable energy as its source in facilities located at the authority's research and technology park; provided that all sales or provisions of electricity are made directly to a user located adjacent to the authority's research and technology park on lands leased by the user from the State; and provided further that connection to the electrical grid shall not be required to provide any electricity to any user.  (b) If the sale or provision of any electricity generated by the authority requires connection to the electrical grid to transmit electricity to any user, then the authority shall be deemed to be a public utility as defined in section 269-1 and shall be subject to regulation by the public utilities commission. If the sale or provision of any electricity generated by the authority requires connection to the electrical grid, the authority shall be subject to any interconnection agreement or other agreement required by an electric utility or by the public utilities commission.  [(c)] As used in this section, "renewable energy" shall have the same meaning as in section 269-91. [L 2009, c 157, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 227D-3.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-3.5 Confidentiality of information.

 §227D-3.5 Confidentiality of information. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 92F or any other law to the contrary, any government record made or received by any member or employee of the authority shall be subject to segregation, and information contained therein shall not be subject to public disclosure, inspection, or duplication to the extent that the information:  (1) Consists of business trade secrets of a tenant or prospective tenant of the authority;  (2) Consists of confidential or proprietary commercial or financial information regarding the operation of any business of a tenant or prospective tenant of the authority; or  (3) Relates to the competitive position in a particular business or field of endeavor of a tenant or prospective tenant of the authority.  Information described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) that is contained in a business plan attached to a lease of state land shall be subject to segregation as required by this section. This section, however, shall not apply to leases of state land themselves and other information required to be public by section 92F-12(a)(5).  (b) Notwithstanding chapter 92 or any other law to the contrary, any discussion or consideration by the board or any committee of the board of the type of non-disclosable information described in subsection (a) may be held in an executive meeting closed to the public. [L 2004, c 23, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 227D-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-4 Research advisory committee.

  §227D-4 Research advisory committee. The authority shall appoint a research advisory committee for the purpose of obtaining expert and specialized counsel and advice on matters relating to scientific research and may include as members of the committee officers and employees of any government department or agency or members of the scientific community; provided that at least two members of the board shall be appointed to the committee. Members of the advisory committee shall elect the chairperson and secretary of the committee, who shall serve as members of the board. The authority may assign its own staff to aid and assist the committee and may reimburse any member of the committee for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member's work for the authority. [L 1990, c 224, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 227D-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-5 Special fund.

 §227D-5 Special fund. There is established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority special fund, into which shall be deposited all moneys and fees from tenants or other users of the authority's parks, projects, other leased facilities, and other services and publications as well as any grants or gifts received by the authority. All moneys in the fund are appropriated for the purposes of and shall be expended by the authority for the operation, maintenance, and management of its parks, projects, facilities, services, and publications, and for the design and construction of new facilities and the renovation of or addition to existing facilities. [L 1990, c 224, pt of §3; am L 1993, c 252, §4 and c 280, §19; am L 1994, c 179, § §2 to 4]
HI Rev Stat § 227D-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-6 Meetings of the board.

  §227D-6 Meetings of the board. (a) The meetings of the board shall be open to the public as provided in section 92-3, except that when it is necessary for the board to receive information that is proprietary to a particular enterprise that seeks entry into or use of one of its facilities or the disclosure of which might be harmful to the business interest of the enterprise, the board may enter into an executive meeting that is closed to the public.  (b) The board shall be subject to the procedural requirements of section 92-4, and this authorization shall be in addition to the exceptions listed in section 92-5, to enable the authority to respect the proprietary requirements of enterprises with which it has business dealings. [L 1990, c 224, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 227D-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-7 Exemption of authority from taxation and competitive bidding.

 §227D-7 Exemption of authority from taxation and competitive bidding. (a)  All revenues and receipts derived by the authority from any project or research and technology park or under a project agreement or other agreement pertaining thereto shall be exempt from all state taxation. Any right, title, and interest of the authority in any project or research and technology park shall also be exempt from all state taxation. Except as otherwise provided by law, the interest of a qualified person or other user of a project or research and technology park under a project agreement or other agreements related to a project or research and technology park shall not be exempt from taxation to a greater extent than it would be if the costs of the project or research and technology park were directly financed by the qualified person or user.  (b) The authority shall not be subject to the requirements of chapter 103 for project agreements, construction contracts, retail concession or tour-related contracts, or other contracts unless a project agreement with respect to a project or research and technology park shall require otherwise. [L 1990, c 224, pt of §3; am L Sp 1993, c 8, §19; am L 1997, c 151, §3; am L 2004, c 216, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 227D-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-8 Assistance by state and county agencies.

  §227D-8 Assistance by state and county agencies. Every state or county agency may render services to the authority upon request of the authority. [L 1990, c 224, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 227D-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|227D. Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority|227D-9 Court proceedings; preferences.

  §227D-9 Court proceedings; preferences. Any action or proceeding to which the authority, the State, or a county may be a party, in which any question arises as to the validity of this chapter, shall be preferred over all other civil causes, except election cases, without respect to position on the calendar. The same preference shall be given upon application of counsel for the authority in any action or proceeding questioning the validity of this chapter in which the authority has duly intervened. [L 1990, c 224, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 229-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|229. Sister-State and Province Relationships|229-1 Definition.

  §229-1 Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "sister-state or province relationship" means a relationship between the State of Hawaii and the state or province or similar governmental or political subdivision of a foreign nation. [L 2006, c 150, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 229-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|229. Sister-State and Province Relationships|229-2 Hawaii sister-state committee.

  §229-2 Hawaii sister-state committee. [(a)] There shall be established the Hawaii sister-state committee, to be placed within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes only, consisting of five members appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34.  The purpose of the committee shall be to advise the governor and the legislature on matters relating to sister-state or province relations and relations, in general, between the State and the states or provinces of foreign countries.  [(b)] The governor shall appoint five members, one member from each of five lists of nominees submitted respectively by the following:  (1) Speaker of the house of representatives;  (2) President of the senate;  (3) Native Hawaiian cultural organization;  (4) East-West Center; and  (5) Hawaii State Association of Counties.  A chair and vice chair of the committee shall be appointed by the committee members from among themselves. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. [L 2006, c 150, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 229-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|229. Sister-State and Province Relationships|229-3 Initiating sister-state relationships.

  §229-3 Initiating sister-state relationships. The Hawaii sister-state committee shall evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation of all sister-state or province relationships and forward its recommendation to the legislature. The legislature, if it so chooses, shall implement the recommendation to initiate a sister-state or province relationship by either adopting a concurrent resolution or by enacting session law to that effect. [L 2006, c 150, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 229-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|229. Sister-State and Province Relationships|229-4 Maintaining sister-state relationships.

  §229-4 Maintaining sister-state relationships. The Hawaii sister-state committee shall periodically evaluate established sister-state relationships and forward its recommendations on maintaining sister-state relationships to the governor and to the legislature. [L 2006, c 150, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 229-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 13. Planning and Economic Development|229. Sister-State and Province Relationships|229-5 Dissolving sister-state relationships.

  §229-5  Dissolving sister-state relationships. The Hawaii sister-state committee may make a recommendation to terminate a sister-state relationship 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 relationship either by adopting a concurrent resolution or by enacting session law to that effect. [L 2006, c 150, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 231-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 14. Taxation|231. Administration of Taxes|231-1 Definitions.

  §231-1 Definitions. Whenever used in chapters of the law under title 14 administered by the department:  "Assessor" or "assistant assessor" means the assessor or an assistant assessor appointed for the taxation district concerned. Whenever there is more than one assessor for the first district, with respect to that district "assessor" or "assistant assessor" means the assessor or assistant assessor for a particular tax.  "Comptroller" means the comptroller of the State.  "Department" means the department of taxation, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.  "Director" means the director of taxation, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.  "Electronic funds transfer" means any transfer of funds that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument, or computer or magnetic tape so as to order, instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account but shall not include any transfer originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument.  "Person" includes one or more individuals, a company, corporation, a partnership, an association, or any other type of legal entity, and also includes an officer or employee of a corporation, a partner or employee of a partnership, a trustee of a trust, a fiduciary of an estate, or a member, employee, or principal of any other entity, who as such officer, employee, partner, trustee, fiduciary, member, or principal is under a duty to perform and is principally responsible for performing the act.  "Property" or "real property" has the meaning defined herein, and, to the extent applicable to other chapters of the law under title 14 administered by the department includes other subjects or measures of tax. "Real property" includes all land and appurtenances thereof and the buildings, structures, fences, and improvements erected on or affixed to the land, and any fixture which is erected on or affixed to the land, buildings, structures, fences, and improvements, including all machinery and other mechanical or other allied equipment and the foundations thereof, whose use is necessary to the utility of the land, buildings, structures, fences, and improvements, or whose removal therefrom cannot be accomplished without substantial damage to the land, buildings, structures, fences, and improvements, excluding, however, any growing crops. [L 1932 2d, c 40, pt of § §1 and 17; am L Sp 1933, c 9, §14; RL 1935, pt of § §1900 and 1906; am L 1935, c 153, pt of §1; RL 1945, pt of § §5101 and 5103; am L 1945, c 79, §1; RL 1955, §115-1; am L 1957, c 152, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §16; am L 1967, c 37, §1; HRS §231-1; am L 1983, c 217, §2; am L Sp 1984 1st, c 1, §4; am L 1989, c 14, §4(1); am L 1991, c 263, §2; am L 1995, c 66, §1 and c 121, §2; am L 1996, c 54, §1; am L 2009, c 134, § §4, 13(3); am L 2013, c 58, §1; am L 2021, c 117, §2] Case Notes  Commissioner may exercise the right to appeal given the assessor by §232-19. 44 H. 584, 358 P.2d 539 (1961).
HI Rev Stat § 231-1.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 14. Taxation|231. Administration of Taxes|231-1.5 Confidentiality privileges relating to taxpayer communications.

  §231-1.5 Confidentiality privileges relating to taxpayer communications. Section 7525 (with respect to confidentiality privileges relating to taxpayer communications) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be operative for the purposes of this title. All references to Internal Revenue Code sections within section 7525 shall be operative for purposes of this section. The term "Internal Revenue Service" as used in section 7525(a)(2)(A) means the department; the term "federal court" as used in section 7525(a)(2)(B) means state court; and the term "United States" as used in section 7525(a)(2)(B) means State. [L 2001, c 45, §1]