Hawaii Revised Statutes
37. Budget
37-70 Program memoranda.

§37-70 Program memoranda. (a) Not later than the third Wednesday of January of each odd-numbered year, the governor shall submit to the legislature and to each member thereof, a program memorandum covering each of the major programs in the statewide program structure. Each program memorandum will include:
(1) An overview of the program as a whole including a discussion of:
(A) Objectives.
(B) Component programs.
(C) Departments involved.
(D) Relationships to other agencies and jurisdictions.
(E) Major activities.
(F) Important external developments affecting the program.
(G) Significant discrepancies between previously planned cost and effectiveness levels and those actually achieved.
(H) Trends and comparisons in costs, effectiveness, or activity data over the budget and planning period.
(2) A statement of the major program changes being recommended for the budget and planning period to include for each proposed change:
(A) A brief statement of the recommended change.
(B) The cost and program performance consequences of the change over the budget and planning period.
(C) A summary of the analytic rationale for the change.
(3) A discussion of emerging conditions, trends and issues including:
(A) Actual or potential impact on the State and its programs.
(B) Possible alternatives for dealing with the specific problems occasioned by the emerging conditions, trends, and issues.
(C) Suggestions for a program of analyses to resolve the most urgent of the problems.
(4) Appendices as needed to include appropriate issue papers, special analytic studies, other reports, and crucial source data.
(b) If it is deemed more desirable, the program memoranda and the six-year program and financial plan may be combined into a single document containing all the information required for each separate document. [L 1972, c 72, §4; am L 1974, c 219, §4]
Revision Note
Subsection (a) designation added.

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 5. State Financial Administration

37. Budget

37-1 to 14 REPEALED.

37-31 Intent and policy.

37-32 Quarterly allotment periods.

37-33 Funds to which allotment system applies.

37-34 Appropriations available for allotment; estimate of expenses.

37-34.5 Department of education; allotment and expenditure plan; updates.

37-34.6, 34.7 REPEALED.

37-35 Estimated expenditures; approval.

37-36 Modification.

37-37 Reduction.

37-38 Allotment according to classification prescribed in appropriation.

37-39 Reduction of allotted amounts for objects and items.

37-40 Exceptions; trust funds.

37-41 Appropriations to revert to state treasury; exceptions.

37-41.5 Department of education; carryover of funds.

37-42 Allotment as limit of expenditures; liability for excessive expenditure.

37-43 Capital improvement project allotment process.

37-44 REPEALED.

37-45 REPEALED.

37-46 Transfers of non-general funds to the general funds.

37-47 Reporting of non-general fund information.

37-48 Non-general fund program measures reports

37-49 Non-general fund cost element reports.

37-51 Abolition of special funds; legislative purpose.

37-52 Provisions applicable to special funds.

37-52.3 Criteria for the establishment and continuance of special funds.

37-52.4 Criteria for the establishment and continuance of revolving funds.

37-52.5 Criteria for the establishment and continuance of administratively established accounts and funds.

37-53 Transfer of special funds.

37-54 Deposit of state funds in treasury.

37-61 Short title.

37-62 Definitions.

37-63 Statement of policy.

37-64 Governing principles.

37-65 Responsibilities of the governor.

37-66 Responsibilities of the legislature.

37-67 Responsibilities of the department of budget and finance.

37-68 Responsibilities of agencies.

37-68.5 Position ceiling.

37-69 The six-year program and financial plan.

37-70 Program memoranda.

37-71 The budget.

37-72 Supplemental budget.

37-73 Legislative review.

37-74 Program execution.

37-75 Variance report.

37-76 Publication.

37-77 Claims for legislative relief.

37-77.5 Claims against the State; remedial measures.

37-78 Schedule of implementation.

37-91 to 94 OLD REPEALED. §37-91 Definitions.

37-92 Proposed general fund appropriations; executive branch; judicial branch.

37-93 Legislature.

37-94 Director of finance; duties.

37-111 Council on revenues.

37-112 Use of estimates.

37-113 REPEALED.

37-113.1 Council on revenues; estimate of total personal income.

37-121 Routine repair and maintenance; definitions.

37-122 Routine repair and maintenance funding needs; report to legislature.