- (a) Supervisory, administrative, investigatory, hearings, and clerical personnel necessary for the efficient functioning of the panel shall be appointed by the panel and the director of commerce and consumer affairs on a temporary exempt basis. There shall be a special assistant to the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission, to be hired by the commission, for the purposes of this chapter.
- (b) Upon application by a claimant, the panel, under appropriate circumstances and in accordance with section 28-8.3, may provide for legal services to assist a claimant in the preparation and presentation of a claim for review by the panel under this chapter.
- (c) The panel shall have the power to make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this chapter.
[L 1991, c 323, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 351, §3; am L Sp 1993, c 8, §53; am L 2015, c 35, §39]