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The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities is a body comprised of individuals appointed by the governor. 60% of the Council is made up of persons with disabilities and family members of persons with disabilities. The remaining members represent state and private agencies, and the community at-large.

The Hawaii DD Council was established in state law by Act 198, Session Laws of Hawaii, 1975. The Council (according to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 333E) develops, prepares, and adopts the state plan which "shall guide the development and delivery of all services to individuals with developmental disabilities." The state plan shall include "establishment of goals and priorities of the State in meeting the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, including the recommendation of priorities for the distribution of public funds for comprehensive services to individuals with developmental disabilities within the State and other matters deemed necessary to achieve independence, productivity, integration, inclusion, and self-determination of individuals with developmental disabilities."

The federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (P.L. 106–402) defines the purpose of State Councils on Developmental Disabilities as engaging in "advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities..." that "contribute to a coordinated, consumer- and family-centered, consumer- and family-directed, comprehensive system that includes needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families."

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