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• <br /> l <br /> . . \ . .. . <br /> SUPREME (:OuItT OF 11A\VAI1-19 • <br /> I <br /> Opinion of the Court • <br /> ` became Act 172. S.L.H. 1963, relating to county liquor corn- 4 <br /> 4 mission: i <br /> Your Committee after due deliberation and consider- <br /> ation has come to the conclusion that control of the con- <br /> sumption of alcoholic beverages is a local rather than a t 1 <br /> state function. Therefore. since the administration of and t 1 <br /> the responsibility for the control of liquor functions should 1 <br /> be with the various counties,the members of the commis1 1 <br /> - <br /> sion should be appointed by and be responsive to the <br /> respective county executive officers. •1. <br /> ! : <br /> 1 Hawaii Senate Journal 1963, 2d Leg. Gen. Sess. S.C. Rep. <br /> •101at715. <br /> Accordingly, we conclude that sections 8-11.3 and 8-11.4, l <br /> as well as section 8-13.3, all relate to executive and adminis- i <br /> trative structure and organization of the county government <br /> and.are superior to statutory provisions. <br /> Likewise, we are of the opinion that police function is not I <br /> ,i a matter of statewide concern. In connection with the passage $ <br /> of Act 176, S.L.H. 1963 under which the legislature transfer- 1. <br /> 'i1. <br /> red to the counties the power of appointment of the police t <br /> commission members, the Senate Committee on Judiciary <br /> 1 stated: <br /> The author of the Report [Public Administration Service] <br /> : \ <br /> •and almost all of the people who testified expressed the 1 . <br /> opinion that the functions carried out by the various <br /> • police commissions were primarily and basically of local .1 <br /> concern. On this basis, they reeorn- ended that the <br /> power of appointment of members of tire-various police <br /> 1i1- commissions be transferred from the state level to the <br /> • county level in order that the commissioners would be <br /> 1 more responsive to local demands. I 1 <br /> r Hawaii Senate Journal 1963. 2d Leg. Gen. Sess., S.C.Rep. i <br /> 100 at 715. The publication by Public Administration Service 4 <br /> entitled "State and Local Government Relationships in the <br /> • State of Hawaii" stated at 82: <br /> 1,!I Police protection is a local governmental function. <br /> . Local governments pass on the budgets and provide all <br /> financial support. Locally elected officials should have <br /> 1 <br /> •• <br /> i <br /> . <br /> ry <br />