2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
467. Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
467-19 Management of fund.

§467-19 Management of fund. (a) The sums received by the real estate commission for deposit in the real estate recovery fund shall be held by the commission in trust for carrying out the purpose of the real estate recovery fund. The real estate commission, as the trustee of the recovery fund, shall be authorized to expend the funds to retain private legal counsel to represent the commission in any action involving the real estate recovery fund. These funds may be invested and reinvested in the same manner as funds of the state employees' retirement system, and the interest from these investments shall be deposited to the credit of the real estate education fund, and which shall be available to the commission for educational purposes, which is hereby created. The real estate commission, as trustee of the real estate education fund, may invest and reinvest the real estate education fund in the same manner as funds of the state employees' retirement system. The commission for investment purposes, may combine the real estate education and recovery funds and invest and reinvest the combined funds in the same manner as funds of the state employees' retirement system. The commission shall keep separate accounting records for the two funds.

(b) Educational purposes as used in subsection (a) shall include those purposes to promote the advancement of education and research in the field of real estate for the benefit of the public and those licensed under the provisions of this chapter and the improvement and more efficient administration of the real estate industry. The commission, in its discretion, may use any and all moneys in the real estate education fund consistent with the above. The commission and the director of commerce and consumer affairs may also use moneys in the education fund to employ necessary personnel, not subject to chapter 76, to fully effectuate subsection (b) and carry out its purpose. [L 1967, c 187, pt of §1; HRS §467-19; am L 1974, c 60, §1; am L 1982, c 270, §4; am L 1987, c 178, §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150]