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



(b)  The board may fix the compensation of the
attorneys appointed or retained pursuant to this section.  Attorneys appointed
or 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, c
5, §12]