§201-2  General objective, functions, andduties of department.  It shall be the objective of the department ofbusiness, economic development, and tourism to make broad policy determinationswith respect to economic development in the State and to stimulate throughresearch and demonstration projects those industrial and economic developmentefforts that offer the most immediate promise of expanding the economy of theState.  The department shall endeavor to gain an understanding of thosefunctions and activities of other governmental agencies and of private agenciesthat relate to the field of economic development.  It shall, at all times,encourage initiative and creative thinking in harmony with the objectives ofthe department.

The department of business, economicdevelopment, and tourism shall have sole jurisdiction over the land usecommission under chapter 205, state planning under chapter 225M, and the HawaiiState Planning Act under chapter 226.  Due to the inherently interdependentfunctions of development, planning, and land use, these functions shall not betransferred by executive order, directive, or memorandum, to any otherdepartment, nor shall these functions be subject to review or approval by anyother department. [L 1955, c 264, pt of §1; RL 1955, §28A-5; am L 1957, c 23,§4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§10, 25; am L 1963, c 2, §3; HRS §201-2; am L 1987,c 336, §7; am L 1990, c 293, §8; am L Sp 2005, c 12, §2]

 

Cross References

 

  Organization,generally, see §26-18.

  Facilitation ofpermit processing, see §§201-61 to 65.