(a) The department of human services shall administer and operate homeless facilities and any other program for the homeless authorized by this part; establish programs for the homeless; and take any other actions necessary to effectuate the purposes of this part.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-362

  • Department: means the department of human services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
  • Homeless: means :

    (1) An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence; or

    (2) An individual or family who has a primary night-time residence that is:

    (A) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;

    (B) An institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or

    (C) A public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as sleeping accommodations for human beings. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-361

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this part; provided that these rules, or any rules relating directly to homelessness authorized by any statute, shall be exempt from the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91 and shall take effect immediately upon filing with the office of the lieutenant governor.

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