HRS §281-16
Where liquor fees go and how expenses are paid
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that all money collected by a county liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board must be paid into the county's general fund or a special fund at least once a week. The county pays the board's expenses, including member pay and staff salaries, according to county rules.
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The statute, as written — County liquor commission and liquor control adjudication board funds; disposition of realization; payment of expenses
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
All fees and other moneys collected or received by each liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board under this chapter shall be paid not less than weekly into the general fund of the respective county or a special fund as provided by ordinance. All expenses of the commission or board, including any expenses and compensation of its members and expenses and salaries of its subordinates, shall be paid in the manner provided by ordinance. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §19; RL 1935, §2588; am L 1937, c 211, §11; RL 1945, §7240; RL 1955, §159-15; am L 1959, c 265, §9(d); am L 1963, c 78, §1 and c 172, §2(d); HRS §281-16; am L 1981, c 108, §1; am L 1998, c 249, §7]
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