Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 4. Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 674-1

(A) Receive, review, and evaluate the merits of an individual beneficiary's claim;

(B) Render findings and issue an advisory opinion regarding the merits of each claim filed with the panel, including an estimate of the probable award of actual damages or recommended corrective action that may be implemented to resolve each claim;

(C) Prepare and transmit a report to the governor and legislature, at least twenty days prior to the convening of each regular legislative session, and a final report, at least twenty days prior to the convening of the 1997 regular legislative session, on the activities of the panel including a summary of each claim brought before the panel, the panel's findings and advisory opinion regarding the merits of each claim, and an estimate of the probable compensation or any recommended corrective action for legislative action;

(D) Disburse any compensation awarded by the legislature in regular session or undertake other actions as provided by law which are acceptable to a claimant; and