§201B-2.5 Authority, private attorneys. (a) The board may appoint or retain by contract one or more attorneys who are independent of the attorney general to provide legal services for the board solely in cases of contract negotiations in which the attorney general lacks sufficient expertise; provided that the independent attorney shall consult and work in conjunction with the designated deputy attorney general assigned to the Hawaii tourism authority.
(b) The board may fix the compensation of the attorneys appointed or retained pursuant to this section. Attorneys appointed or retained by contract shall be exempt from chapters 76, 78, and 88. [L 2004, c 58, § §1, 14(2); am L 2005, c 22, §50; am L 2006, c 306, §1; am L Sp 2009, c 5, §12]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 13. Planning and Economic Development
201B. Hawaii Tourism Authority
201B-2 Hawaii tourism authority; establishment; board; president and chief executive officer.
201B-2.5 Authority, private attorneys.
201B-6 Tourism marketing plan; measures of effectiveness.
201B-7 Tourism-related activities.
201B-8 Convention center enterprise special fund.
201B-8.5 and 201B-8.6 REPEALED.
201B-10 Tourism emergency special fund.
201B-12 Exemption of authority from taxation and Hawaii public procurement code.
201B-13 Assistance by state and county agencies; advisory group.
201B-14 Declaration of public function, purpose, and necessity.