[ § 195H-5] Powers and responsibilities; generally.

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(a)Except as otherwise limited by this chapter, the authority, as it pertains to the Mauna Kea land area, may:

(1)Make and execute contracts, leases, and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this chapter;

(2)Make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management;

(3)Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this chapter;

(4)Conduct meetings in accordance with chapter 92 for the purposes of this chapter;

(5)Appoint officers, agents, and employees who may be exempt from chapter 76, prescribe their duties and qualifications, and fix their salaries;

(6)Provide advisory, consultative, training, and educational services; technical assistance; and advice to any person, partnership, or corporation, either public or private, to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and engage the services of consultants on a contractual basis for rendering professional and technical assistance and advice;

(7)Procure insurance against any loss in connection with its property and other assets and operations in amounts and from insurers as it deems desirable;

(8)Contract for and accept gifts or grants in any form from any public agency or from any other source;

(9)Adopt rules governing the procurement and purchase of goods, services, and construction, subject to the requirements of chapter 103D;

(10)Enter into cooperative agreements, easements, subleases, or other contracts, as necessary, with any state agency, county agency, or private landowner;

(11)Contract for executive and administrative employee services;

(12)Call upon the attorney general for legal services or employ its own counsel in conformity with section 28-8.3; and

(13)Do any and all things necessary to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers granted in this chapter.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the authority shall:

(1)Be the principal authority for the management of state-managed lands within the Mauna Kea lands;

(2)Provide oversight and protect traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights, as set forth in the Hawaii State Constitution, and not unduly burden individuals exercising these rights;

(3)Establish a process that provides and ensures transparency, analysis, and justification for lease terms of its land and monetary consideration that is equitable, feasible, and financially sustainable;

(4)Be prohibited from selling, gifting, transferring, or exchanging land under its control;

(5)Engage in community dialogue, outreach, engagement, and consultation processes, as appropriate, on significant matters on at least an annual basis and more frequently, as needed; and

(6)Consider various supplemental revenue sources to be deposited into the Mauna Kea management special fund, to the extent permitted by law. [L 2022, c 255, pt of §2]