§46-46  Excess expenditures; when permitted. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the council of any countymay, with the prior approval of the governor and the state director of finance,and upon the authority of the council, any duly authorized department, bureau,officer, or employee of the county may, (1) incur, authorize, and contract,during any fiscal year, liabilities and obligations, whether payable during thefiscal year or not, for any and all purposes, in excess of the moneys availablefor the purposes of the county during the year, provided that in the case ofthe county of Hawaii, Kauai, or Maui, the total of liabilities and obligationsincurred, authorized, or contracted during any fiscal year in excess of themoneys available to the county during the year shall not exceed $100,000, andin the case of the city and county of Honolulu shall not exceed $250,000, and(2) pay such liabilities and obligations out of any moneys borrowed from theState under section 36-23. [L 1949, c 342, §2; RL 1955, §138-11; am L Sp 19592d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §46-46]