HRS §30-4
What the outgoing governor must do to help the new governor
The outgoing governor must help the new governor get ready. They must let the new governor talk to state workers and get information from the current administration. They must also give the new governor official documents and manuals when asked.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Duties of outgoing governor
It shall be incumbent upon the outgoing governor to: (1) Provide channels enabling the governor-elect to: (A) Inform career civil servants of governor-elect's program goals and new policies; (B) Effect communication channels with the administration of the governor. The governor-elect may obtain information from the governor's administration by circulating questionnaires or by other means. Information sought may include any questions which will effect the intent of the legislature in enacting this legislation, as expressed in section 30-1. Such contacts may also include inquiries designed to elicit descriptions of programs, recommendations, and justifications for elimination, curtailment, or expansion of services, projections of future developments or needs within program areas, recommendations for administrative changes, comments upon anticipated federal developments which might have program or budgetary implications for state programs, and elaboration of procedural details. (2) Direct that official documents, vital information, and procedural manuals be given to the governor-elect upon the governor-elect's request.
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