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HI Rev Stat § 304A-2685 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-2685 Refunding revenue bonds; authorization and purpose.

 §304A-2685 Refunding revenue bonds; authorization and purpose. (a) The board, without further authorization or approval of the legislature, but with the approval of the governor, may provide for the issuance of revenue bonds (herein referred to as refunding bonds) for the purpose of refunding, redeeming, or retiring at or at any time before maturity or at any time before the first date upon which the outstanding revenue bonds to be refunded may be called for redemption, any revenue bonds issued under this subpart, including any revenue bonds that the holders may consent to be paid or refunded even though the revenue bonds are not matured or are not callable or redeemable, and for the purpose of funding indebtedness not evidenced by revenue bonds but that was incurred for purposes for which revenue bonds may be issued pursuant to this subpart. The rate of interest borne by the refunding bonds shall not be affected or limited by the rate of interest borne by the revenue bonds to be refunded or the indebtedness to be funded.  All provisions of this subpart applicable to the issuance of revenue bonds shall be complied with in the issuance of refunding bonds. Refunding bonds shall be sold as provided in section 304A-2674, or the board may provide for the exchange of refunding bonds for a like principal amount of outstanding revenue bonds for the refunding of which the issuance of the refunding bonds has been authorized, whether or not the interest rate on the refunding bonds is higher than the interest rate on the bonds refunded.  (b) Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to provide funds for the payment of all revenue bonds or indebtedness to be funded or refunded, and for the payment of all expenses paid or incurred in connection with the calling, redeeming, retiring, or paying of indebtedness or outstanding revenue bonds, and the issuance of refunding bonds. The expenses may include the amount necessary for the payment of interest upon the indebtedness to be funded or the revenue bonds to be refunded to the maturity or redemption date thereof, the amount necessary for the payment of interest upon the refunding bonds from the date of delivery thereof to the date upon which the principal of the outstanding revenue bonds to be refunded will be paid whether at maturity or pursuant to a call for redemption thereof, or pursuant to agreement with the holders thereof, plus in any case the amount of any premium required to be paid to call or retire the revenue bonds. [L 2007, c 161, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-2686 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-2686 Fiscal agents.

 §304A-2686 Fiscal agents. The director of finance of the State, when requested by the board, shall render full and complete assistance to the board in the preparation and sale of revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subpart. The director of finance shall be the fiscal agent of the board for the payment of all principal and interest, and for the transfer, of revenue bonds. Sections 36-3 and 39-12 shall apply to this subpart. The director of finance shall set up in the treasury of the State suitable accounts for:  (1) Deposit of all revenues of university projects, university systems, or networks and for the payment of all revenue bonds and the interest thereon;  (2) Deposit of all other payments provided or required by this subpart, or any resolution or resolutions of the board; and  (3) Holding of all reserves created under this subpart, or pursuant to any resolution of the board. [L 2007, c 161, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-2687 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-2687 Validation of proceedings.

 §304A-2687 Validation of proceedings. All proceedings taken with respect to the contracting of revenue bonded indebtedness and the issuance, sale, execution, and delivery of revenue bonds by the board are deemed validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed, notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in any proceedings or in the issuance, execution, sale, or delivery. The revenue bonds so issued or to be issued are and shall be valid obligations of the board. [L 2007, c 161, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-2688 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-2688 Limitation of authority.

 §304A-2688 Limitation of authority. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, nothing in this subpart shall be construed to authorize the board to incur any indebtedness contrary to the state constitution or to incur any indebtedness that would be required to be included in the calculation of the total indebtedness of the State. [L 2007, c 161, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-2689 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-2689 Annual report.

 §304A-2689 Annual report. The University of Hawaii shall submit a report to the legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, of all revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subpart. The report shall provide a summary of all revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subpart during the preceding fiscal year. [L 2007, c 161, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3001 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3001 Establishment of the research corporation; purpose.

 §304A-3001 Establishment of the research corporation; purpose. (a) There is established as a body corporate, the research corporation of the University of Hawaii. The research corporation shall be a public instrumentality and shall be a part of the University of Hawaii for administrative purposes pursuant to section 26-35.  (b) The purposes of the research corporation shall include, but not be limited to, the promotion of all educational, scientific, and literary pursuits by:  (1) Encouraging, initiating, aiding, developing, and conducting training, research, and study in the physical, biological, and social sciences, humanities, and all other branches of learning;  (2) Encouraging and aiding in the education and training of persons for the conduct of the training, investigations, research, and study;  (3) Furnishing of means, methods, and agencies by which the training, investigation, research, and study may be conducted;  (4) Assisting in the dissemination of knowledge by establishing, aiding, and maintaining professorships or other staff positions, fellowships, scholarships, publications, and lectures;  (5) Engaging in other means of making the benefits of training, investigations, research, and study available to the public; and  (6) Taking any and all other actions reasonably designed to promote these purposes in the interest of promoting the general welfare of the people of the State. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3002 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3002 Board of directors; composition.

  §304A-3002 Board of directors; composition. The affairs of the research corporation shall be under the general management and control of the board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of eight members as follows:  (1) Two members of the board of regents of the University of Hawaii, selected by the board of regents for terms to be determined by the board of regents; provided that no term shall extend beyond the term as a member of the board of regents;  (2) Three members to be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34; provided that:  (A) One member shall be a University of Hawaii system research faculty member;  (B) One member shall be from the business sector; and  (C) One member shall be a representative of a non-University of Hawaii research organization;  (3) One member to be appointed by the president of the senate;  (4) One member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and  (5) The vice president for research of the University of Hawaii system, who shall be a nonvoting[,] ex officio member of the board of directors. All the members appointed by the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives shall serve for a term of four years, except that the governor may reduce the terms of those initially appointed to provide, as nearly as can be, for the expiration of an equal number of terms at intervals of one year, each term commencing on July 1 and expiring on June 30. All members of the board of directors shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses while attending meetings and while in the discharge of duties and responsibilities.  The members of the board of directors shall elect the chairperson of the board. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 288, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3004 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3004 Research vessel safety requirements.

  §304A-3004 Research vessel safety requirements. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, prior to the charter or use of any research or other oceangoing vessel by the research corporation or any agent thereof, the research corporation shall ensure that the vessel meets the research vessel standards recommended by the guidelines of the university national oceanographic laboratory systems. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3005 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3005 Research corporation excepted from certain state laws.

  §304A-3005 Research corporation excepted from certain state laws. To carry out the purposes and objectives of the research corporation, including the conduct of research and training projects, the research corporation shall be granted flexibility in hiring its personnel and in handling and disbursing moneys by being excepted from the following state laws:  (1) Sections 36-27 and 36-30, relating to special fund reimbursements to the state general fund;  (2) Chapter 103D, relating to advertising for bids and purchases to be made in Hawaii whenever public moneys are expended;  (3) Chapter 103D with respect to construction contracts; provided that the exception shall not apply where state funds are used and compliance with chapter 103D is required by a bill enacted by the legislature;  (4) Chapter 76, relating to civil service; and  (5) Section 78-1, relating to public employment. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 288, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3006 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3006 Officers and employees of the research corporation.

  §304A-3006 Officers and employees of the research corporation. The board of directors shall employ an executive director of the research corporation who shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. The executive director's salary shall not be more than two times the salary of the highest paid head of a department within the executive branch. The board of directors may also appoint other officers and employees as may be necessary in administering the affairs of the research corporation. The board of directors shall set the employees' duties, responsibilities, salaries, holidays, vacations, leaves, hours of work, and working conditions. The board of directors may grant other benefits to its employees as it deems necessary. Employees of the research corporation shall not be entitled to any benefits conferred under chapter 76 relating to civil service, chapter 78 relating to public service, chapter 88 relating to pension and retirement systems, and the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, executive order, executive directive, or rule. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 288, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3007 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3007 Annual report.

  §304A-3007 Annual report. The research corporation shall submit an annual report to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall include but not be limited to the corporation's audited financial statement, total amount of payroll and other disbursements made, and progress and accomplishments made during the year. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2] Cross References  Due date of reports, see §93-12.
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3008 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3008 Dissolution.

  §304A-3008 Dissolution. In the event of the dissolution of the research corporation, all of its property, real, personal, and mixed and wheresoever situated, shall vest immediately and absolutely in the university, and none of its property shall inure to the benefit of any officer, director, or member of the research corporation. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3009 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3009 Patents, copyrights, and other rights.

  §304A-3009 Patents, copyrights, and other rights. Any patents, copyrights, inventions, discoveries, or other rights arising from research corporation activities shall belong to the research corporation and shall be subject to such policies or rules as the board of directors may adopt. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3010 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3010 Special account.

  §304A-3010 Special account. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the research corporation shall be authorized to set up a special account for depositing moneys received from either public or private contracts, or from private or public grants, awards, or gifts. The provisions of section [304A-2003] and other laws to the contrary notwithstanding, this special account may be used to receive, disburse, and account for funds of research and training projects of the University of Hawaii, other state agencies, and political subdivisions of the State. All disbursements shall be drawn on the special account upon checks prepared and signed, as approved by the executive director and some other person authorized by the board of directors. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3011 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3011 Contracts with state agencies.

  §304A-3011 Contracts with state agencies. Any contract between the research corporation and any agency, office, department, or other administrative subdivision of the executive branch of the State shall include the following:  (1) Its termination date;  (2) Its intent and purpose;  (3) A statement establishing the full permissible extent of its applicability; and  (4) A description of the circumstances under which it may be amended or extended. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3101 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3101 Pacific international center for high technology research; establishment.

 §304A-3101 Pacific international center for high technology research; establishment. (a) There is established, as an educational and research institution, the Pacific international center for high technology research. The center shall be placed within the university for administrative purposes, as provided for in section 26-35, but the center may later incorporate as a nonprofit corporation if this proves desirable to further its objectives.  (b) The center shall assist the State's Hawaii technology development corporation in its efforts, shall promote educational, scientific, technological, and literary pursuits in the area of high technology, and shall provide support for the high technology industry in Hawaii in the following manner:  (1) By fostering scientific and technological interchange between students and scholars of the United States and other nations;  (2) By encouraging, initiating, aiding, developing, and conducting scientific investigations and research in high technology;  (3) By encouraging and aiding in the education and training of persons from the United States and other nations for the conduct of such investigations, research, and study;  (4) By assisting in the dissemination of knowledge by establishing, aiding, and maintaining professorships or other staff positions, fellowships, scholarships, publications, and lectures;  (5) By other means to make the benefits of investigations, research, and study available to the public; and  (6) By any and all other acts reasonably designed to further the above purposes in the interest of promoting the general welfare of the people of the State and the mutual understanding between the United States and other nations.  (c) The center shall seek, receive, and accept from public and private sources, whether located within or without the United States, grants, gifts, devises, bequests, or any other money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, absolutely or in trust, to be used in carrying out the purposes of the center. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2; am L 2017, c 69, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3151 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3151 Establishment of the state post-secondary education commission; membership, administration.

 §304A-3151 Establishment of the state post-secondary education commission; membership, administration. There is established a state post-secondary education commission. The commission shall consist of the members of the board of regents of the university, the provisions of section 78-4 notwithstanding, and four other members who shall be broadly and equitably representative of the general public and public and private nonprofit and proprietary institutions of post-secondary education in the State and who shall be appointed in accordance with section 26-34. The commission shall be placed within the university for administrative purposes, and its administrative officer shall be the president of the university. The commission may appoint necessary staff members in accordance with applicable policies and procedures of the university. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2] Attorney General Opinions  Cited, in determining that in the absence of other statutory wording to the contrary, the holdover provision from §26-34(b) would apply to board and commission statutes that refer to §26-34 and that the provision is constitutional. Att. Gen. Op. 16-3.
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3152 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3152 Commission's powers and authority.

  §304A-3152 Commission's powers and authority. (a) The commission may cooperate with the federal government to qualify the State to receive funds made available under the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 89-329, as amended from time to time, and in addition may serve as the state agency for the receipt of federal funds when federal legislation dealing with higher education or post-secondary education requires, as a condition of state receipt of such funds, the designation of a state agency that is broadly representative of the general public and of post-secondary education in the State and when agencies other than the commission created by this subpart may not qualify. The commission shall adopt appropriate rules not inconsistent with this subpart as may be required to administer this subpart. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 91.  (b) No funds appropriated by the legislature may be used to aid a person attending an institution not owned or exclusively controlled by the State or a department of the State or to pay for any staff work distributing federal or private funds to students attending such schools. The maximum amount of any grant awarded under the Hawaii state incentive grant program shall be equal to the maximum allowed by federal law. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3153 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3153 REPEALED.

  §304A-3153 REPEALED. L 2014, c 13, §2. Cross References  Complaints by students of post-secondary educational institutions, see §305J-17.
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3154 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3154 Cooperation with other state agencies.

  §304A-3154 Cooperation with other state agencies. The commission may be assisted by other state agencies, including but not limited to the university, the department of education, and the department of commerce and consumer affairs. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3201 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3201 Approval of compact.

 §304A-3201 Approval of compact. The Western Regional Education Compact, recommended by the Western Governors' Conference on November 10, 1950, for adoption by the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, the then Territory of Alaska and the Territory of Hawaii, is hereby certified and approved and the adherence of the State of Hawaii to this compact is hereby declared by the legislature of the State of Hawaii. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2] Note  The recodification of this Compact to this chapter is not the "appropriate legislation" or "requisite legislative action" to initiate a withdrawal by this State from the Compact. L 2006, c 75, §21.
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3201.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3201.5 Definitions.

  §304A-3201.5 Definitions. As used in this subpart, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  "Commission" means the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.  "Hawaii commission" means the Hawaii western interstate commission for higher education established under section 304A-3201.6.  "Hawaii commissioners" means the members of the Hawaii western interstate commission for higher education. [L 2012, c 137, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3201.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3201.6 Hawaii western interstate commission for higher education. (a) There is established within the University of Hawaii for administrative purposes only the Hawaii western interstate commission for higher education comprised of the state commissioners to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, established under Article III of the Western Regional Education Compact. (b) The members of the Hawaii commission shall be the commissioners appointed by the governor to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education pursuant to section 304A-3204. The positions of the Hawaii commissioners shall be placed within the University of Hawaii for administrative purposes. [L 2012, c 137, pt of §1]

  §304A-3201.6 Hawaii western interstate commission for higher education. (a) There is established within the University of Hawaii for administrative purposes only the Hawaii western interstate commission for higher education comprised of the state commissioners to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, established under Article III of the Western Regional Education Compact.  (b) The members of the Hawaii commission shall be the commissioners appointed by the governor to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education pursuant to section 304A-3204. The positions of the Hawaii commissioners shall be placed within the University of Hawaii for administrative purposes. [L 2012, c 137, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 304A-3203 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 18. Education|304A. University of Hawaii System|304A-3203 Execution.

  §304A-3203 Execution. The governor shall execute the compact on behalf of this State and perform any other acts that may be deemed requisite to its formal ratification and promulgation. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]