Haw. Code R. § 20-41-8
The administrative officer shall conform to all federal and State constitutions, statutes, and rules and regulations when providing for the required matching funds. No funds appropriated by the legislature of the State shall be used to match a grant made to an eligible student attending an institution not owned or exclusively controlled by the State or a department of the State. The administrative officer shall be assured by each eligible institution not owned or exclusively controlled by the State or a department of the State that sufficient funds are provided by such eligible institution to meet federal requirements for the use of funds to match a grant made to an eligible student enrolled at such an eligible institution.
Haw. Code R. § 20-41-8