SB3036

SECTION 1. Chapter 8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§8- King Kamehameha celebration commission special fund. (a) There is established a King Kamehameha celebration commission special fund, which shall be administered by the department of accounting and general services, into which shall be deposited the following moneys:

(1) Appropriations by the legislature to the special fund; and

(2) Gifts, donations, and grants from public agencies and private persons.

(b) All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the fund shall become part of the fund.

(c) Subject to legislative appropriation, the King Kamehameha celebration commission may expend moneys from the King Kamehameha celebration commission special fund solely for the purpose of paying expenses arising out of the annual King Kamehameha day celebration events.

(d) The department of accounting and general services shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 for the purposes of this section."

SECTION 2. Section 8-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§8-5 King Kamehameha celebration commission. (a) There shall be a commission to be known as the King Kamehameha celebration commission placed within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes. The commission shall consist of [~~thirteen~~] fifteen members to be appointed by the governor in the manner provided by section 26-34. The appointments shall be made from the following organizations, with at least one member from each organization:

(1) Royal Order of Kamehameha I;

(2) ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu;

(3) Hale O Nā Ali‘i O Hawai‘i ‘Ahahui Po‘o;

(4) Daughters and Sons of Hawaiian Warriors[;]- Mamakakaua;

(5) Kamehameha Schools Alumni Association;

(6) Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs;

(7) [~~Waimanalo Homesteaders Association;~~] Waimānalo Hawaiian Homes Association;

(8) Daughters of Hawaii;

[~~(8)~~] (9) Kapahulu Music Club; and

[~~(9)~~] (10) [~~Papakolea~~] Papakōlea Community Association.

Each organization shall maintain a certificate of good standing issued by the department of commerce and consumer affairs and an active membership list. Each organization may recommend members who will help provide administrative guidance to the commission with regard to legal issues, business, accounting, marketing, philanthropy, or public relations for appointment to the commission.

In addition, the governor shall appoint one member from each of the following islands: Kaua‘i, Lāna‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, and Hawai‘i. Each of these members shall be a resident of the respective island that the member represents. The governor shall appoint members who will help provide administrative guidance to the commission with regard to legal issues, business, accounting, marketing, philanthropy, or public relations.

(b) The terms of all appointments shall be four years. The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the commission from among the members. The chairperson may appoint an advisory committee composed of past commission members and personnel to advise the chairperson on historical and archival background of the commission.

(c) The members of the King Kamehameha celebration commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel and necessary expenses while attending meetings and while in discharge of their duties. The comptroller shall reimburse the members of the King Kamehameha celebration commission for all necessary expenses incurred during the discharge of their duties.

(d) The commission may appoint and dismiss an arts program specialist and a part-time clerk typist, without regard to chapter 76, who shall serve at the commission's pleasure, and whose salaries shall be provided through fees, public contributions, and private donations. The commission, by a majority vote, shall appoint an executive director, who shall:

(1) Serve without regard to chapter 76 for a term to be determined by the commission;

(2) Serve as the commission's chief executive officer;

(3) Be responsible for all fiscal and administrative matters, including securing public contributions, and private foundation grants and donations, except for matters assigned to the comptroller pursuant to subsection (f);

(4) Be responsible for developing and administering the programs under the commission's direction; and

(5) Be familiar with the people and culture of Hawaii.

The salary of the executive director shall be established by the commission and shall not exceed the salary of any department head or executive officer. The commission, by a two-thirds vote of all members to which it is entitled, may remove the executive director for cause at any time.

(e) The commission shall have charge of all arrangements for the celebration under the direction of the commission each year generally observed throughout Hawai‘i Nei on June 11, and shall support other events as approved by the commission to commemorate the memory of the great Polynesian Hawaiian warrior and statesman King Kamehameha I, who united the Hawaiian Islands into the Kingdom of Hawai‘i, and is recognized as such under section 8-1. The commission may appoint committees and delegate powers and duties to the committees as it shall determine.

(f) The comptroller shall account for all moneys appropriated by the legislature, may raise funds to defray administrative costs, and may accept donations of money and personal property on behalf of the commission; provided that all donations accepted from private sources shall be expended in the manner prescribed by the contributor, and all moneys received from all sources shall be deposited into the commission's trust account.

(g) The commission shall be the coordinating agency for all [~~state sponsored as well as other celebration events staged during the celebration period~~] commission-approved events as set forth in subsection (e) and as designated by the commission to [~~assure~~] ensure activities planned are timely and appropriate to commemorate the memory of King Kamehameha I. The commission is authorized to determine to whom and for which occasions permission is to be granted for the use of the statue of King Kamehameha I.

(h) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purpose of this section."

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 to be deposited into the King Kamehameha celebration commission special fund established by section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the King Kamehameha celebration commission special fund the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for paying of expenses arising out of the annual King Kamehameha day celebration events.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of accounting and general services for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5. The members of the King Kamehameha celebration commission serving on the day before the effective day of this Act shall continue to serve until their term expires, at which time, members of the commission shall be appointed in the manner set forth in section 2 of this Act.

SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3036
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII