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



The department of business, economic
development, and tourism shall have sole jurisdiction over the land use
commission under chapter 205, state planning under chapter 225M, and the Hawaii
State Planning Act under chapter 226.  Due to the inherently interdependent
functions of development, planning, and land use, these functions shall not be
transferred by executive order, directive, or memorandum, to any other
department, nor shall these functions be subject to review or approval by any
other 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 of
permit processing, see §§201-61 to 65.