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HRS §27-72

Creating the Broadband Office and its Leader

This section sets up a new state office called the Broadband Office inside the Department of Accounting and General Services. The governor will pick a person to lead it, called the Strategic Broadband Coordinator. This leader does not have to follow normal state hiring rules.

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The statute, as written — Broadband office; establishment; strategic broadband coordinator; staff

(a) There is established the broadband office within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes only. (b) Without regard to section 26-34, the governor shall appoint a strategic broadband coordinator, who shall be exempt from chapter 76, to head the broadband office.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§26-34 How board and commission members are chosen and how long they serve

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