[PART
III.]  PACIFIC WAR MEMORIAL SYSTEM



 



[§6E-51]  Department of land and natural
resources; powers.  The department may create and maintain a living war
memorial commemorating the sacrifices of Hawaii's heroic dead of World War II;
accept land or other property or assets transferred to it by the State or any
county for the accomplishment of its objectives; adopt a seal; and adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this part.



The department may also promote and secure the
cooperation of national agencies, such as the American Battle Monuments
Commission, and other organizations, public or private, seeking to accomplish
similar objectives.



In addition, the department may:



(1)  Solicit gifts and contributions and publicize the
purposes for which such gifts and contributions are being solicited;



(2)  Advise federal and state agencies of the
department's purposes and objectives, as well as private individuals and
corporations in Hawaii and other states;



(3)  Accept all gifts and contributions from
governmental agencies and private persons, except such gifts as may be
conditioned upon some restriction of its authority or the purposes for which it
is created;



(4)  Grant to the American Battle Monuments Commission
all rights necessary, and not in conflict with this part, for the erection and
maintenance of battle monuments;



(5)  Prepare plans and develop all lands which may be
placed under its jurisdiction for war memorial purposes and in that connection
cooperate with the director of transportation and such other government and
private organizations as may be interested in or affected by the projects;



(6)  Enter into contracts and agreements with the
government or private agencies for the attainment of its authorized purposes;
and



(7)  Utilize such contributions of labor, materials,
and property, including money, as may be allocated or otherwise made available
to it by any person or instrumentality whatsoever, if in the judgment of the
department the acceptance thereof will not limit the scope of the purposes of
this part. [L 1981, c 135, pt of §3]