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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 54-61

  • Board: means the board of water supply of each county;

    "Council" means the council of each county;

    "County" means a county or city and county of the State;

    "County attorney" means the legal advisor of a county;

    "County auditor" means the auditor or finance officer of a county performing the audit function;

    "County treasurer" means the county official maintaining its treasury;

    "Mayor" means the executive officer of a county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 54-11

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

The sale of bonds for purposes of the board of water supply shall be subject to the approval of the council of the county; when approved by the council, the treasurer of the county shall sell any bonds that are authorized for the acquisition, construction, replacement, extension, or completion of any of the waterworks and water systems under the jurisdiction of the board of water supply; provided that the sales shall otherwise be conducted in accordance with the procedure specified by law for the sale of the bonds. The proceeds from the sales shall be kept by the county treasurer in a special fund to be used only for the purpose or purposes for which the bonds are sold.