HRS §10-16
Suits
This section says the office can be sued in its own name, but the State is not responsible for its actions unless the law says otherwise. Lawsuits against the office or its people follow specific rules depending on the type of claim. Board members can be sued for misusing trust money by anyone who benefits from the trust.
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The statute, as written — Suits
(a) The office may sue and be sued in its corporate name. The State shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of the office, its officers, employees, and the members of the board of trustees, except as provided under subsection (b). (b) In matters of tort, the office, its officers and employees, and the members of the board shall be subject to suit only in the manner provided for suits against the State under chapter 662. (c) In matters of misapplication of funds and resources in breach of fiduciary duty, board members shall be subject to suit brought by any beneficiary of the public trust entrusted upon the office, either through the office of the attorney general or through private counsel. (d) In matters involving other forms of remedies, the office, its officers and employees, and the members of the board shall be subject to suit as provided by any other provision of law and by the common law.
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