Department of Budget and Finance

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Department of Budget and Finance

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1963

History

In 1963 the Department of Budget and Review was abolished and the Department of Budget and Finance was established through Act 114 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1963.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

The Department of Budget and Finance administers the development of the State's short-, intermediate- and long-range financial plans, administers the state budget and provides programs for the improvement of management and financial management of state agencies. It coordinates all budget services, supervises the implementation of the fiscal policies established by the Governor or mandated by the Legislature, prepares the Governor's budget for submission to the Legislature, and has custody of all state funds.

In 1976, the Public Utilities Commission was administratively assigned to the Department of Budget and Finance by Act 165, Session Laws of Hawaii.

Mandates/sources of authority

Session Laws of Hawaii, 1963, Act 114.
Session Laws of Hawaii, 1976, Act 165.

Internal structures/genealogy

The Department is headed by the Director of Finance, divided into two divisions, and administers five agencies:

  1. Budget, Program Planning and Management Division
  2. Financial Administration Division
  3. Employees' Retirement System
  4. Housing Finance and Development Corporation
  5. Office of the Public Defender
  6. Public Employees Health Fund
  7. Public Utilities Commission

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

Financial Administration Division

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Financial Administration Division

is controlled by

Department of Budget and Finance

Dates of the relationship

Description of relationship

Related entity

Department of Budget and Review (1960-1963)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

Department of Budget and Review

is the predecessor of

Department of Budget and Finance

Dates of the relationship

1963

Description of relationship

In 1963 Department of Budget and Review was abolished and the Department of Budget and Finance was established through Act 114 of Session Laws of Hawaii, 1963.

Related entity

Hawaii Information Network Corporation (1988/1995-06-30)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Hawaii Information Network Corporation

is the subordinate of

Department of Budget and Finance

Dates of the relationship

1988/1995-06-30

Description of relationship

HAWAII INC was managed by a board of directors with administrative oversight by the Department of Budget and Finance.

Related entity

Public Utilities Commission

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Public Utilities Commission

is the subordinate of

Department of Budget and Finance

Dates of the relationship

1976 - ?

Description of relationship

In 1976 the Public Utilities Commission was placed under the administrative powers of the Department of Budget and Finance.

Related entity

Employees' Retirement System (1925)

Identifier of the related entity

Category of the relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

Employees' Retirement System

is the subordinate of

Department of Budget and Finance

Dates of the relationship

1959 - ?

Description of relationship

The Reorganization Act of 1959 placed the Employees’ Retirement System under the administrative powers of the Department of Budget and Finance. Administrative control is vested in the Director of Finance as an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees and three members of the System.

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Place access points

Occupations

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Authority record identifier

Maintained by

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created 1993-01, D. Yap
Revised 2001-12, G. Vergara-Bautista

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Session Laws of the Territory of Hawaii, 1925, Acts 55 and 56.
Session Laws of Hawaii, 1963, Act 114.
Session Laws of Hawaii, 1959, 2nd Special Session, Act 1
A Reorganization Plan for the Department of Budget and Review, 1960.
Guide to Government in Hawaii, 10th edition, Legislative Reference Bureau, 1993.

Maintenance notes

1993-01, D. Yap: Created Public Utilities Commission
2001-12, G. Vergara-Bautista: Revised and enlarged
2020-11-23, Joel Horowitz: Entered into AtoM

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