Administration
HRS §193-32
in effect193-32. Administration
To carry out the program authorized by this part, the governor may:
(1) Enter into an agreement or agreements, or
designate the department of land and natural resources, or any other state
department or departments as the state agency or agencies to enter into an
agreement or agreements, with the proper authorities of the United States;
(2) Designate the department of land and natural
resources, or any state department or departments to design programs to provide
healthful outdoor training and employment for young persons and to advance the
conservation, development, and management of natural resources and recreational
areas, in accordance with the applicable federal law; provided that the
designated department or departments may also adopt appropriate rules under
chapter 91 to carry out the programs so designed;
(3) Defray one-half of all costs incurred with
respect to the programs or any other proportion of the costs of the programs,
which may be required by the applicable laws of the United States, out of any
moneys appropriated to the department or departments designated to participate
in the programs, without regard to the original purpose of the appropriations;
and
(4) Designate the department of land and natural
resources to administer or enter into an agreement for the administration of a
green jobs youth corps to provide temporary work and training opportunities in
one or more of the following fields:
(A) Natural resource management;
(B) Agriculture; or
(C) Other sustainability-related professions;
provided that these opportunities shall be
available to young adults who are thirty-eight years of age or younger;
provided further that the department shall partner with an organization that
received accreditation from the Corps Center of Excellence Accreditation
Program or has at least ten years of experience providing similar programming
statewide in the State, or both.
[L 2001, c 268, pt of §1; am L 2021, c 181, §2;
am L 2022, c 33, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0193/HRS_0193-0032.htmFetched: 11/10/2026