Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 103F-201

(1) Securing input from providers to facilitate agency decision-making to assess needs, plan, budget, and purchase health and human services;

(2) Establishing schedules for planning and purchasing health and human services in relation to the annual and biennial budget cycles;

(3) Developing criteria to evaluate proposals to provide health and human services, and for restrictive purchases under section 103F-403; and

(4) Meeting the needs of purchasing agencies and providers for education and training to improve planning for or purchasing of health and human services.