(a) Functional plans shall be used to guide the allocation of resources for the implementation of state policies adopted by the legislature.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-57

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • County general plan: means the comprehensive long-range plan or development plan, if any, which has been adopted by ordinance or resolution by a county council. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-2
  • Functional plan: means a plan setting forth the policies, statewide guidelines, and priorities within a specific field of activity, when such activity or program is proposed, administered, or funded by any agency of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-2
  • State agency: means any department, office, board, or commission of the State, or the University of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-2
(b) The legislature, upon a finding of overriding statewide concern, may determine in any given instance that the site for a specific project may be other than that designated in the county general plan; provided that any proposed facility or project contained in a county general plan shall not require the actual development or implementation of that facility or project or its inclusion in any state functional plan by any state agency. The implementation of functional plans shall conform to existing laws, rules, standards, and this chapter.