Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 39-73

  • Department: means any state department, board, commission, officer, authority, or agency (other than a "municipality" defined by § 49-1 ) which is charged by law with the administration of an undertaking or loan program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39-51
  • Undertaking: means any public works and properties, improvement, or system, tangible or intangible, owned or operated by the State or a department thereof, and any public activity, policy, or program undertaken by the State or a department thereof, and from which the State or department may derive revenues, or with respect to which the State or department may derive user taxes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39-51

It shall not be necessary for any department proceeding pursuant to this part to obtain any certificate of convenience or necessity, franchise, license, permit, or other authorization from any bureau, board, commission, or other like instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions in order to acquire, construct, purchase, reconstruct, improve, better, extend, maintain, and operate an undertaking.