Haw. Code R. § 15-107-3
The authority by itself, or in combination with qualified persons or public agencies, by any form of request for proposals, as determined by the authority, any law to the contrary notwithstanding, shall solicit, accept, review, reject, modify, or approve proposals, and thereafter enter into agreements, for a convention center development plan, and for the initiation, undertaking, supervision and regulation of the design, development, and financing of a convention center facility and any related developments, and to take such actions necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of chapter 206X, HRS. In its review of any proposed convention center development plan, the authority shall apply the criteria set forth herein, the criteria of the convention center district rules and any criteria for development within the convention center district established by the legislature and such additional criteria that the authority deems reasonable and appropriate.
Haw. Code R. § 15-107-3