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Public Works Division
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Dates of existence
1959
History
The 1900 Organic Act for the Territory of Hawaii abolished the Office of the Minister of Interior and empowered the Governor of Hawaii to appoint a Superintendent of Public Works. The Superintendent of Public Works succeeded to the powers and duties of the Minister of Interior relating to streets, highways, harbor improvements, wharves, landings, waterworks, railways, electric light and power, telephone lines, fences, pounds, brands, weights and measures, fires and fireproof buildings, parks and cemeteries, and other grounds and lands previously under the control and management of the Minister of Interior. The Superintendent also assumed the powers and duties of the Minister of Finance and Collector General of Customs relating to pilots and harbor masters.
The Reorganization Act of 1959 abolished the Office of Superintendent of Public Works and its functions passed on to the Public Works Engineer.
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Currently the Public Works division provides a variety of engineering and architectural services aimed at helping departments and agencies acquire the facilities and working spaces they need. These services include land acquisition, planning, designing, project management and construction inspection.
Designated as the expending agency for capital-improvements projects, the division directs the expenditure of funds for projects approved by the State Legislature.
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Reorganization Act of 1959, Act 1, Second Special Session.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created on 2001-05
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Public Works, 1845-1913, finding aid in Government Records Inventories.
Guide to Government in Hawaii. Honolulu: 11th ed. Legislative Reference Bureau, 1996.
Maintenance notes
2001-05: Creation
2020-12-14, Joel Horowitz: Entered into AtoM