§412:13-224  Supervision and enforcement. 
(a)  The commissioner shall have all of the powers granted to the commissioner
by the laws of this State to the extent appropriate to enable the commissioner
to supervise each Hawaii state branch, Hawaii state agency, or Hawaii
representative office.



(b)  In order to carry out the purposes under
this article, the commissioner may:



(1)  Enter into cooperative, coordinating, or
information-sharing agreements with any other bank supervisory agency or any
organization affiliated or representing one or more bank supervisory agencies;



(2)  With respect to periodic examination or other
supervision of a foreign bank that maintains a Hawaii state branch, Hawaii
state agency, or Hawaii representative office, accept reports of examinations
performed by, and reports submitted to, other bank supervisory agencies in lieu
of conducting examinations, or of receiving reports, as might otherwise be
required under this article;



(3)  Enter into joint examinations or joint
enforcement actions with any other bank supervisory agency having concurrent
jurisdiction over any foreign bank; provided that the commissioner, at any
time, may take any action independently if the commissioner determines that the
action is necessary or appropriate to carry out the commissioner's
responsibilities under this article and to ensure compliance with the laws of
this State;



(4)  Enter into contracts with any bank supervisory
agency having concurrent regulatory or supervisory jurisdiction over a foreign
bank maintaining a Hawaii state branch, Hawaii state agency, or Hawaii
representative office, to engage the services of the agency's examiners at a
reasonable rate of compensation; and



(5)  Assess supervisory, examination, and other fees
and charges that shall be payable by foreign banks maintaining a Hawaii state
branch, Hawaii state agency, or Hawaii representative office in connection with
the commissioner's performance of the commissioner's duties under this article
and in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner.



(c)  Supervisory, examination, and other fees
and charges assessed by the commissioner in accordance with this article may be
shared with other bank supervisory agencies or any organizations affiliated
with or representing one or more bank supervisory agencies in accordance with
agreements between the commissioner and the agencies or organizations. [L 1996,
c 155, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 216, §43]