Section 304A-3001 - Establishment of the research corporation; purpose(a) There is established as a body corporate, the research corporation of the University of Hawaii. The research corporation shall be a public instrumentality and shall be a part of the University of Hawaii for administrative purposes pursuant to section 26-35.(b) The purposes of the research corporation shall include, but not be limited to, the promotion of all educational, scientific, and literary pursuits by:(1) Encouraging, initiating, aiding, developing, and conducting training, research, and study in the physical, biological, and social sciences, humanities, and all other branches of learning;(2) Encouraging and aiding in the education and training of persons for the conduct of the training, investigations, research, and study;(3) Furnishing of means, methods, and agencies by which the training, investigation, research, and study may be conducted;(4) Assisting in the dissemination of knowledge by establishing, aiding, and maintaining professorships or other staff positions, fellowships, scholarships, publications, and lectures;(5) Engaging in other means of making the benefits of training, investigations, research, and study available to the public; and(6) Taking any and all other actions reasonably designed to promote these purposes in the interest of promoting the general welfare of the people of the State. L 2006, c 75 , pt of §2 .