HRS §92F-4
When federal money requires skipping state rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If following this law would make an agency lose federal money or help, the agency can skip that rule, but only as much as needed to keep the federal support.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Funding, services, and other federal assistance
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.
Where compliance with any provision of this chapter would cause an agency to lose or be denied funding, services, or other assistance from the federal government, compliance with that provision shall be waived but only to the extent necessary to protect eligibility for federal funding, services, or other assistance.
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