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HI HB1239

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mahina Poepoe

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Hawaiian Homes Commission to retain independent legal counsel in addition to utilizing services from the Attorney General as needed.

  • Requires the State to pay all legal fees owed to independent counsel retained by the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

  • Adds the Hawaiian Homes Commission as an exception to the general prohibition in Hawaii Revised Statutes section 28-8.3 against state departments employing private attorneys without Attorney General approval.

  • Excludes the Hawaiian Homes Commission from the requirement that full-time attorneys employed by state departments must be deputy attorneys general.

  • Takes effect July 1, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Independent Legal Counsel.

Attorney General

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).

2/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance2/10/2025
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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