[§206P-2] Establishment of Hawaii INC; purpose. There is established the Hawaii information network corporation, also known as Hawaii INC. which shall be a body corporate and public instrumentality of the State. The corporation shall be placed with the department of budget and finance for administrative purposes only.

The purposes of this corporation shall be to encourage the development and growth of the information industry in Hawaii in accordance with sound business principles and practices. The corporation shall establish a program to enable private information service providers to attach to the information network to enable users to access information. The corporation shall also provide access to state information systems as shall be made available to the corporation through the department of budget and finance. The corporation may also develop applications to supply private information obtained from private sources of data base providers on its network.

The operation of the corporation shall be consistent with the general functions and authority for telecommunication and information development of state agencies which have the responsibility of (i) establishing standards, policies and procedures for state data bases and networks, (ii) establishing, operating, and managing state information networks, and (iii) developing and managing statewide digital communications infrastructure. The corporation shall not act in conflict with or in preemption of the programs of any state agency relating to the processing of distributed information and the management of information resources under the network of such state agency. [L Sp 1988, c 1, pt of §2]