{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-26-17","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 26-17","heading":"Department of Hawaiian home lands.","body":"The department of Hawaiian home lands shall be headed by an executive board to be known as the Hawaiian homes commission.\n\nThe commission shall be composed of nine members. The appointment, tenure, and removal of the members and the filling of vacancies on the commission shall be in accordance with section 26-34 and section 202(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended. The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the commission from among the members thereof.\n\nThe commission may delegate to the chairperson such duties, powers, and authority, or so much thereof as may be lawful or proper, for the performance of the functions vested in the commission.\n\nThe chairperson of the board shall serve in a full-time capacity and shall perform such duties, and exercise such powers and authority, or so much thereof as may be delegated to the chairperson by the board.\n\nThe department shall administer the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 as set forth in the Constitution of the State and by law.\n\nThe functions and authority heretofore exercised by the Hawaiian homes commission as heretofore constituted are transferred to the department of Hawaiian home lands established by this chapter.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 4","Chapter 26"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0026/HRS_0026-0017.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"c65f121db2f7d34e2c360bdbc6547e21ed7af712045d8db903c556994a3f0ec4","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-26-16","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-26-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}