Hawaii public housing authority; establishment, staff
HRS §356D-2
in effect356D-2. Hawaii public housing authority; establishment, staff
(a) There is established the Hawaii public housing authority to be placed within the department of human services for administrative purposes only. The authority shall be a public body and a body corporate and politic.
(b) The authority shall employ, exempt from
chapter 76 and section 26-35(a)(4), an executive director, an executive
assistant, a chief financial management advisor, a property management branch
chief, a chief planner, and a redevelopment officer, whose salaries shall be
set by the board established under section 356D-3; provided that no salary
shall exceed the governor's salary. The authority may employ, subject to
chapter 76, technical experts and officers, agents, and employees, permanent or
temporary, as required. The authority may also employ officers, agents, and
employees; prescribe their duties and qualifications; and fix their salaries,
not subject to chapter 76, when in the determination of the authority, the
services to be performed are unique and essential to the execution of the
functions of the authority; provided that if the authority hires an officer,
agent, or employee in a capacity not subject to chapter 76, the authority shall
include in an annual report to the legislature, to be submitted not later than
twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, the position
descriptions and reasons for hiring the personnel in a civil service exempt
capacity. The authority may call upon the attorney general for legal services
as it may require. The authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or
employees the powers and duties it deems proper.
[L 2006, c 180, pt of §2; am L
2013, c 152, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0356D/HRS_0356D-0002.htmFetched: 11/10/2026