[§201B-2.5]  Authority, private attorneys. (a)  The board may appoint or retain by contract one or more attorneys who areindependent of the attorney general to provide legal services for the boardsolely in cases of contract negotiations in which the attorney general lackssufficient expertise; provided that the independent attorney shall consult andwork in conjunction with the designated deputy attorney general assigned to theHawaii tourism authority.

(b)  The board may fix the compensation of theattorneys appointed or retained pursuant to this section.  Attorneys appointedor retained by contract shall be exempt from chapters 76, 78, and 88. [L 2004,c 58, §§1, 14(2); am L 2005, c 22, §50; am L 2006, c 306, §1; am L Sp 2009, c5, §12]