(1) Assist in coordinating the plans, programs, and activities of individuals, associations, corporations, and agencies concerned with the preservation and furtherance of Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities;

(2) Establish written standards and criteria by which grant contracts shall be evaluated;

(3) Appraise the availability, adequacy, and accessibility of Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities to all persons throughout the State and devise programs whereby Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities can be brought to those who would otherwise not have the opportunity to participate;

(4) Stimulate, guide, and promote Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities throughout the State;

(5) Devise and recommend legislative and administrative action for the preservation and furtherance of Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities;

(6) Study the availability of and apply for private and governmental grants for the promotion and furtherance of Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities;

(7) Administer funds allocated by grant, gift, or bequest to the office; accept, hold, disburse, and allocate funds that may become available from other governmental and private sources; provided that all funds shall be disbursed or allocated in compliance with any specific designation stated by the donor and in the absence of any designation, the funds shall be disbursed or allocated for the promotion and furtherance of Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities;

(8) Accept, hold, disburse, and allocate public funds that are made available to the office by the legislature for disbursement or allocation for the promotion and furtherance of Hawaiian culture, arts, history, and humanities;

(9) Submit an annual report with recommendations to the governor and legislature, prior to January 15, of each year. Annual reports shall include the total number and amount of gifts received, payroll disbursements, contracts entered into, and progress and accomplishments made during the year;

(10) In cooperation with qualified organizations conduct research, studies, and investigations in the fields of ethnohistory and the humanities; make, publish, and distribute works documenting the contributions of individual Hawaiian groups in their relationship to one another and to the whole population of Hawaii; place ethnohistorical and cultural materials developed by the office or received by the office as gifts and donations in public archives, libraries, and other suitable institutions accessible to the public; and maintain a register of the location of such materials;

(11) Cooperate with and assist the department of land and natural resources and other state agencies in developing and implementing programs relating to historic preservation, research, restoration, and presentation, as well as museum activities; and

(12) Establish an individual artist fellowship program to encourage Hawaiian artists to remain and work in Hawaii and to reaffirm the importance of Hawaiian artists and their cultural and economic contributions to the State by:

(1) Costs related to the acquisition of works of art, including any consultant or staff services required to carry out the art in public places and relocatable works of art programs;

(2) Site modifications, display, and interpretive work necessary for the exhibition of works of art;

(3) Upkeep services, including maintenance, repair, and restoration of works of art;

(4) Storing and transporting works of art;

(5) Operating costs of the office of Hawaiian culture and arts; provided that not less than twenty per cent of the moneys allocated annually to the works of art special fund shall be used for this purpose;

[(5)] (6) Reviewing, revising, and completing the Hawaii content and performance standards in the arts for all K-12 grade students; and

[(6)] (7) Developing a statewide strategic plan for grades K-12 arts education that incorporates and integrates the arts content and performance standards established in paragraph (5)."