HRS §489E-19
Interoperability with other standards
This section lets state agencies that set electronic transaction standards encourage consistency and compatibility with similar standards from other agencies, states, the federal government, and private groups. If useful, they can offer different levels of standards for agencies to pick from. It does not require anyone to do anything.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Interoperability
An agency of this State which adopts standards pursuant to section 489E-18 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other agencies of this and other states and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this State. If appropriate, those standards may specify differing levels of standards from which governmental agencies of this State may choose in implementing the most appropriate standard for a particular application.
Sections this one refers to
§489E-18 How state agencies handle electronic records and signatures
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