HRS §36-5
Who is responsible for spending state money correctly
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Each department head must make sure that all money requests and spending for their department are correct. The finance director is only responsible for paying the total amount approved by the legislature, not for how each department spends it.
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The statute, as written — Responsibility for drafts on treasury
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.
Except as otherwise provided, the head of each department shall be responsible for the correctness of all drafts or orders drawn by him upon the treasury, in pursuance of appropriations, and for the proper disbursements of all appropriations for his department. The responsibility of the director of finance, in these cases, shall be limited to the payment of the aggregate amount of appropriations made by the legislature. [CC 1859, §477; RL 1925, §1251; RL 1935, §2210; RL 1945, §5811; RL 1955, §132-11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §36-5]
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