Chief procurement officers
HRS §103D-203
in effect103D-203. Chief procurement officers
(a) [Repeal and reenactment on June 30, 2028.
(1) The judiciary--the administrative director of the
courts;
(2) The senate--the president of the senate;
(3) The house of representatives--the speaker of the
house of representatives;
(4) The office of Hawaiian affairs--the chairperson
of the board;
(5) The University of Hawaii--the chief financial
officer of the University of Hawaii;
(6) The department of education, excluding the Hawaii
public library system--the superintendent of education;
(7) The Hawaii health systems corporation--the chief
executive officer of the Hawaii health systems corporation; and
(8) The remaining departments of the executive branch
of the State and all governmental bodies administratively attached to them--the
administrator of the state procurement office of the department of accounting
and general services.
(b) The chief procurement officers for each of
the several counties shall be:
(1) The executive branch--the respective finance
directors of the several counties, except as provided in paragraphs (3), (4),
and (5);
(2) The legislative branch--the respective
chairpersons of the councils of the several counties;
(3) The Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui boards or
departments of water supply--the managers and chief engineers of the respective
boards or departments of water supply as designated by county charter;
(4) The Hawaii board of water supply--the manager of
the board of water supply as designated by county charter; and
(5) The semi-autonomous public transit agency--the
director of the agency as designated by county charter;
provided that the chief procurement officers
designated under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) shall not exercise
their powers or duties over contracting in a manner contrary to the respective
county's charter, ordinances, or rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91.
(c) For purposes of applying this chapter to
the judiciary, houses of the legislature, office of Hawaiian affairs,
University of Hawaii, department of education, remaining departments of the
executive branch and all governmental bodies administratively attached to them,
and the several counties, unless otherwise expressly provided,
"State" shall mean "judiciary", "state senate",
"state house of representatives", "office of Hawaiian
affairs", "University of Hawaii", "department of
education", "executive branch", "county", "board
of water supply" or "department of water supply", and
"semi-autonomous public transit agency", respectively. [L Sp 1993, c
8, pt of §2; am L 1994, c 186, §8 and c 193, §§2, 5; am L 1996, c 262, §27; am
L 1997, c 352, §§5, 19; am L 1999, c 149, §14; am L 2004, c 216, §17; am L
2006, c 283, §1; am L 2011, c 131, §2; am L 2013, c 87, §2; am L 2018, c 42, §§2,
6; am L Sp 2021, c 8, §§12, 16(3); am L 2024, c 111, §2]
L 2024, c 111, §§3, 5(1).]
The chief procurement officer for each of the following state entities shall
be:
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0103D/HRS_0103D-0203.htmFetched: 11/10/2026