[§304A-3252]  Duties of the center.  Thecenter shall:

(1)  Serve as a research arm of the workforcedevelopment council and such other public agencies as may properly require itsservices and assistance in locating research experts for particular studies andin working out the dimensions and contractual arrangements for such studies,the costs and final decisions of which shall be the responsibility of therequesting agencies;

(2)  Encourage and promote invention andexperimentation in futures study, planning, and design;

(3)  Maintain an inventory of studies, research, andother information, including groups or persons concerned with futures study,planning, and design applicable to the State; and

(4)  Engage in the development and acquisition ofmodels, techniques, and other tools, and capability for the effectivemonitoring, measuring, and forecasting of crucial aspects of Hawaii'ssocio-economic-environmental system over the immediate, intermediate, andlong-range future, including the design of systems to assist and stabilize theState's construction industry. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]