[§28-123] Hawaii missing children's clearinghouse advisory board. The Hawaii Justice Foundation may appoint an advisory board to carry out the purposes of the Hawaii missing children's clearinghouse trust fund. The foundation shall select members of the advisory board from the community from a list of candidates provided by the board, which shall give special consideration to community and business leaders from the private sector, the department of the attorney general, parents who have had a missing child, and persons who have been abducted as a child. The advisory board's duties shall include:

(1) Soliciting and otherwise raising funds for the Hawaii missing children's clearinghouse trust fund;

(2) Establishing criteria for the expenditure of funds; and

(3) Making recommendations for grants and other specific expenditures.

The advisory board shall not be deemed to be a state board. [L 1997, c 259, pt of §2]