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21. Legislative Hearings and Procedure
21-1 Purpose. - §21-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish...
21-2 Definitions. - §21-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Hearing" means any...
21-3 Establishment of investigating committees by legislature. - §21-3 Establishment of investigating committees by legislature. (a) An investigating...
21-4 Adoption of rules. - §21-4 Adoption of rules. Each investigating committee shall adopt rules,...
21-5 Finances and staff. - §21-5 Finances and staff. Each investigating committee may employ such...
21-6 Membership, quorum, voting. - §21-6 Membership, quorum, voting. (a) An investigating committee shall consist...
21-7 Hearings. - §21-7 Hearings. (a) An investigating committee may hold hearings appropriate...
21-8 Issuance of subpoenas. - §21-8 Issuance of subpoenas. (a) The president or speaker or...
21-9 Notice to witnesses. - §21-9 Notice to witnesses. (a) Service of a subpoena requiring...
21-10 Conduct of hearings. - §21-10 Conduct of hearings. (a) All hearings of an investigating...
21-11 Right to counsel and submission of questions. - §21-11 Right to counsel and submission of questions. (a) Every...
21-12 Testimony. - §21-12 Testimony. (a) An investigating committee shall cause a record...
21-13 Interested persons. - §21-13 Interested persons. (a) Any person whose name is mentioned...
21-14 Contempt. - §21-14 Contempt. (a) A person shall be in contempt if...
21-15 Penalties. - §21-15 Penalties. (a) A person guilty of contempt under this...
21-16 Government officer and employees to cooperate. - §21-16 Government officer and employees to cooperate. The officers and...
21-17 Sergeants-at-arms; powers and duties. - §21-17 Sergeants-at-arms; powers and duties. The sergeant-at-arms of each house...
21-18 Same; badge. - §21-18 Same; badge. The symbol of the office of the...
21-19 Limitations. - §21-19 Limitations. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed...
21D. Access/Legislative Information Service
21D-1 Definitions. - §21D-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context...
21D-2 Purpose. - §21D-2 Purpose. The purpose of the ACCESS/legislative information service is...
21D-3 Warranty; limitation of liability. - §21D-3 Warranty; limitation of liability. Use of the ACCESS/legislative information...
21D-4 Rights to data and system software. - §21D-4 Rights to data and system software. The legislature is...
21D-5 Hawaii legislative publications special fund; established. - §21D-5 Hawaii legislative publications special fund; established. (a) There is...
21D-6 Joint legislative access committee. - §21D-6 Joint legislative access committee. There is established the joint...
21E. Joint Legislative Management Committee
21E-1 Definitions. - §21E-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context...
21E-2 Establishment of the joint legislative management committee; members; terms; vacancies. - §21E-2 Establishment of the joint legislative management committee; members; terms;...
21E-3 Meetings and attendance of quorum. - §21E-3 Meetings and attendance of quorum. The members of the...
21E-4 Powers and duties. - §21E-4 Powers and duties. The committee shall be responsible for...
21F. Legislative Fiscal and Budget Analysis
21F-1 Purpose. - §21F-1 Purpose. The legislature finds that most states have a...
21F-2 Definitions. - §21F-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context...
21F-3 Joint legislative budget committee established; purpose. - §21F-3 Joint legislative budget committee established; purpose. The joint legislative...
21F-4 Selection of members; co-chairpersons; filling vacancies. - §21F-4 Selection of members; co-chairpersons; filling vacancies. The committee shall...
21F-5 Rules. - §21F-5 Rules. The committee is authorized to adopt rules governing...
21F-6 Office of the legislative analyst established. - §21F-6 Office of the legislative analyst established. (a) There is...
21F-7 General purposes of analyst. - §21F-7 General purposes of analyst. (a) The purpose of the...
21F-8 Agencies to cooperate. - §21F-8 Agencies to cooperate. All departments, agencies, and education institutions...
21G. Public Access
21G-1 Purpose. - §21G-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish...
21G-2 Public access room established. - §21G-2 Public access room established. (a) There is established in...
21G-3 Legislative broadcast program established. - §21G-3 Legislative broadcast program established. (a) There is established in...
22. Presiding Officers, Clerks, and Staff
22-1 Presiding officer, tenure. - §22-1 Presiding officer, tenure. The presiding officer and vice-presiding officer...
22-2 Succession to presiding office of senate and house of representatives. - §22-2 Succession to presiding office of senate and house of...
22-3 Clerk, tenure. - §22-3 Clerk, tenure. The clerk of each house of the...
22-4 Permanent staffing. - §22-4 Permanent staffing. Each house of the legislature may by...
22-5 Payment of legislative bills and accounts. - §22-5 Payment of legislative bills and accounts. During any session...
22-6 Notice of proposed constitutional amendments. - §22-6 Notice of proposed constitutional amendments. Upon the adoption of...
23. Auditor
23-1 Definition. - Revision Note Sections 23-1 to 10 have been designated Part...
23-2 Auditor; appointment, tenure, removal. - §23-2 Auditor; appointment, tenure, removal. The auditor shall be appointed,...
23-2.5 Acting auditor. - §23-2.5 Acting auditor. In the event that the auditor dies,...
23-3 Salary of the auditor and appropriations. - §23-3 Salary of the auditor and appropriations. (a) Effective July...
23-3.5 Reimbursement moneys for financial audits - §23-3.5 Reimbursement moneys for financial audits. When any part of...
23-3.6 Audit revolving fund - §23-3.6 Audit revolving fund. (a) There is established the audit...
23-4 Duties. - §23-4 Duties. (a) The auditor shall conduct postaudits of the...
23-5 Auditor; powers. - §23-5 Auditor; powers. (a) The auditor may examine and inspect...
23-6 Examination under oath. - §23-6 Examination under oath. The auditor may administer oaths to...
23-7 Discovery of irregularities. - §23-7 Discovery of irregularities. In case the auditor at any...
23-7.5 Audit recommendations; annual report. - §23-7.5 Audit recommendations; annual report. (a) Not later than twenty...
23-8 Assistance and staff. - §23-8 Assistance and staff. (a) In the performance of the...
23-9 Reports. - §23-9 Reports. The auditor shall, at each regular session, submit...
23-9.5 Confidentiality. - §23-9.5 Confidentiality. The auditor shall not be required to disclose...
23-10 Penalty for violation and false evidence. - §23-10 Penalty for violation and false evidence. Any person summoned...
23-11 New special or revolving funds. - §23-11 New special or revolving funds. (a) Within five days...
23-12 Review of special, revolving, and trust funds. - §23-12 Review of special, revolving, and trust funds. (a) The...
23-13 Hawaii tourism authority; audit. - §23-13 Hawaii tourism authority; audit. (a) The auditor shall conduct...
23-14 Rapid transportation authority; annual review. - §23-14 Rapid transportation authority; annual review. (a) Beginning on September...
23-21 to 27 REPEALED. - § §23-21 to 27 REPEALED. L 1989, c 165, §3.
23-41 to 47 REPEALED. - § §23-41 to 47 REPEALED. L 1989, c 165, §3.
23-51 Proposed mandatory health insurance coverage; impact assessment report. - §23-51 Proposed mandatory health insurance coverage; impact assessment report. Before...
23-52 Assessment report; contents. - §23-52 Assessment report; contents. The report required under section 23-51...
23-61 Purpose. - §23-61 Purpose. The legislature finds that the assistance of experts...
23-62 Definition. - §23-62 Definition. As used in this part, "committee" means the...
23-63 Establishment. - §23-63 Establishment. There is established in the office of the...
23-64 Composition; appointment. - §23-64 Composition; appointment. (a) The committee shall be composed of...
23-65 Term of appointment. - §23-65 Term of appointment. The members of the committee shall...
23-66 Powers and duties. - §23-66 Powers and duties. The committee shall: (1) Operate within...
23-67 Expenses. - §23-67 Expenses. The members of the committee and ad hoc...
23-71 Review of certain exemptions, exclusions, and credits under the general excise and use taxes, public service company tax, and insurance premium tax - §23-71 Review of certain exemptions, exclusions, and credits under the...
23-72 Review for 2019 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-72 Review for 2019 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-73 Review for 2020 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-73 Review for 2020 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-74 Review for 2021 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-74 Review for 2021 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-75 Review for 2022 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-75 Review for 2022 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-76 Review for 2023 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-76 Review for 2023 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-77 Review for 2024 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-77 Review for 2024 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-78 Review for 2025 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-78 Review for 2025 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-79 Review for 2026 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-79 Review for 2026 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-80 Review for 2027 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-80 Review for 2027 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-81 Review for 2028 and every tenth year thereafter. - §23-81 Review for 2028 and every tenth year thereafter. (a)...
23-91 Review of certain credits, exclusions, and deductions under the income tax and financial institutions tax. - §23-91 Review of certain credits, exclusions, and deductions under the...
23-92 Review for 2020 and every fifth year thereafter. - §23-92 Review for 2020 and every fifth year thereafter. (a)...
23-93 Review for 2021 and every fifth year thereafter. - §23-93 Review for 2021 and every fifth year thereafter. (a)...
23-94 Review for 2022 and every fifth year thereafter. - §23-94 Review for 2022 and every fifth year thereafter. (a)...
23-95 Review for 2023 and every fifth year thereafter. - §23-95 Review for 2023 and every fifth year thereafter. (a)...
23-96 Review for 2024 and every fifth year thereafter. - §23-96 Review for 2024 and every fifth year thereafter. (a)...
23G. Office of the Legislative Reference Bureau
23G-1 Legislative reference bureau; director, appointment, tenure, removal, compensation, vacancy. - Note Part heading added by L Sp 1977 1st, c...
23G-2 Assistant; staff. - §23G-2 Assistant; staff. (a) The director shall appoint a first...
23G-3 General purposes of bureau. - §23G-3 General purposes of bureau. The purpose of the office...
23G-4 Prohibitions. - §23G-4 Prohibitions. Neither the director nor any employee of the...
23G-5 Annual and other reports to be submitted to legislature; tracking, monitoring, reporting, coordination. - §23G-5 Annual and other reports to be submitted to legislature;...
23G-11 Revisor of statutes. - Note Uniform electronic legal material act, see chapter 98. §23G-11...
23G-12 Duties. - §23G-12 Duties. In performing the function of statute revision and...
23G-13 Publishing of session laws. - §23G-13 Publishing of session laws. As soon as possible after...
23G-14 Publication of supplements. - §23G-14 Publication of supplements. As soon as possible after the...
23G-15 Supplements and replacement volumes; extent of revision; prima facie the law. - §23G-15 Supplements and replacement volumes; extent of revision; prima facie...
23G-16 Publication of replacement volumes. - §23G-16 Publication of replacement volumes. The revisor of statutes may...
23G-16.5 Printing of acts to be included in publications. - §23G-16.5 Printing of acts to be included in publications. Whenever,...
23G-17 Printing; contracts. - §23G-17 Printing; contracts. The office of the legislative reference bureau...
23G-18 Sale and distribution. - §23G-18 Sale and distribution. The session laws, supplements, and replacement...
23G-19 Review of annotations. - §23G-19 Review of annotations. The revisor of statutes shall examine...
23G-20 Continuous statutory revision. - §23G-20 Continuous statutory revision. The revisor of statutes shall conduct...
24. Allowance and Salary for Legislators
24-1 Allowance for incidental expenses. - §24-1 Allowance for incidental expenses. Each member of the legislature...
24-1.5 Payment of legislative salaries. - §24-1.5 Payment of legislative salaries. The annual salary of any...
24-2 Allowance for non-Oahu legislator during session. - §24-2 Allowance for non-Oahu legislator during session. A member of...
24-3 Allowance for expenses while traveling on official legislative business during a session within the State. - §24-3 Allowance for expenses while traveling on official legislative business...
24-4 Allowance for expenses while on official legislative business during period of recess and interim official legislative business. - §24-4 Allowance for expenses while on official legislative business during...
24-5 Allowance for expenses while traveling on official legislative business without the State. - §24-5 Allowance for expenses while traveling on official legislative business...
24-6 Travel expenses. - §24-6 Travel expenses. Travel expenses connected with official legislative business...
24-7 Legislative contingency funds. - §24-7 Legislative contingency funds. A senate contingency fund and a...
24-8 Appropriation and payment. - §24-8 Appropriation and payment. Moneys provided by the allowances and...
25. Reapportionment
25-1 Reapportionment commission. - §25-1 Reapportionment commission. (a) A reapportionment commission shall be constituted...
25-2 Duties. - §25-2 Duties. (a) Legislative reapportionment. The commission shall reapportion the...
25-3 Powers. - §25-3 Powers. The commission may require all such persons as...
25-4 Penalty for violation and false evidence. - §25-4 Penalty for violation and false evidence. Any person who,...
25-5 Compensation. - §25-5 Compensation. Each of the members of the reapportionment commission...
25-6 Cooperation. - §25-6 Cooperation. The commission may request and shall receive from...
25-7 Apportionment advisory councils. - §25-7 Apportionment advisory councils. The apportionment advisory councils for the...
25-8 Records, reports. - §25-8 Records, reports. The commission shall keep a written record...
25-9 Commission; continuance after challenge of plan. - §25-9 Commission; continuance after challenge of plan. In the event...