Section 195H-7 - Authority after transition period(a) Following the end of the transition period pursuant to section 195H-6, the department of land and natural resources, University of Hawaii, and all other departments and agencies of the State shall be subject to the oversight of the authority with regard to the control and management of Mauna Kea lands. Subject to section 195H-5 and upon the direction of the authority, the department of land and natural resources shall:(1) Implement controls and permitted uses of Mauna Kea lands;(2) Enforce this chapter;(3) Provide administrative support to the authority; and(4) Authorize those of its employees as it deems reasonable and necessary to serve and execute warrants and arrest offenders or issue citations in all matters relating to the enforcement of the laws and rules applicable to Mauna Kea lands.(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all powers and duties of the board of land and natural resources pursuant to chapter 171, and the land use commission pursuant to chapter 205, concerning permits, dispositions, land use approvals, and any other approvals pertaining to the Mauna Kea lands are transferred to the authority upon the expiration of the transition period; provided that the transfer of such powers and duties from the board of land and natural resources and the land use commission may occur earlier, upon approval of the authority, the board of land and natural resources, and the land use commission. Upon the expiration of the transition period, the authority shall carry out the powers and duties otherwise conferred upon the board of land and natural resources pursuant to chapter 171, and the land use commission pursuant to chapter 205, with regard to permits, dispositions, land use approvals, and any other approvals pertaining to the Mauna Kea lands.Added by L 2022, c 255,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.