§312-2  Powers of board; special fund. The board of education may:

(1)  Except as provided in section 312-3.9, make arrangements or contracts as are approved by the governor, with any county,city, association, society, person, or persons, for the purpose of benefitingthe libraries and increasing their facilities and use;

(2)  Subject to section 26-12, enter into sucharrangement or contract as is approved by the governor, with the Friends of theLibrary of Hawaii, for the purpose of obtaining the use of the books andproperty and income of the Friends of the Library of Hawaii;

(3)  Cooperate by exchange and otherwise withlibraries now existing or hereafter to be formed;

(4)  Receive, use, manage, or invest moneys or otherproperty, real, personal, or mixed which may be given, bequeathed, devised, orin any manner received from sources other than the legislature or any federalappropriation for any or all purposes of the libraries;

(5)  Deposit with the director of finance in a specialfund all moneys donated to the board for library services;

(6)  Unless otherwise provided for by the terms andconditions of the donation, convert, at such time as the board may at its solediscretion determine, any or all donations of property, real, personal, ormixed, into money to be deposited into the special fund; and

(7)  Expend the moneys in the special fund inaccordance with the terms and conditions of each donation for the purposes ofthe libraries.

The board shall be the trustee of the special fundand all moneys therein shall be deemed to have been appropriated to the use andfor the purposes of the board in providing library services.  Nothing in thissection shall be construed to limit the powers and duties of the boardhereinbefore expressed, or to empower the board to obligate the Statefinancially in any sum which shall not have been appropriated by thelegislature for the use of the board. [L 1909, c 83, §3; RL 1925, §418; RL1935, §802; am L 1939, c 127, §1; RL 1945, §1913; am L 1953, c 171, §2; RL1955, §45-3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§14, 18; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §312-2;am L 1981, c 150, §6; am L 1997, c 252, §3]