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HRS §37-38

Spending must follow the categories set by lawmakers

This section says that money given to a government agency must be spent only in the categories that the legislature approved. You cannot move money from one category to another. It is a rule about how public funds are used.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Allotment according to classification prescribed in appropriation

Allotments shall be made according to the classifications of expenditures prescribed in the appropriation measure as enacted by the legislature, and the funds allotted for each classification of expenditure shall be used for no other classification of expenditure. [L Sp 1959 1st, c 12, pt of §3; Supp, §35-26; HRS §37-38]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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