§53-34 Regulation of redevelopment corporations. The redevelopment agency shall examine each redevelopment corporation and keep informed as to its general condition, its capitalization, and the manner in which its property is constructed, leased, operated, or managed with respect to its compliance with all provisions of law and orders of the agency.

The agency may:

(1) Either itself or through its inspectors or employees, duly authorized by it, enter in or upon and inspect the property, equipment, buildings, plants, offices, apparatus, and devices of any redevelopment corporation; examine all books, contracts, records, documents, and papers of any redevelopment corporation and by subpoena duces tecum compel the production thereof. At the request of the agency the state commissioner of financial institutions shall assist in examination of the books, contracts, records, documents, and papers and report thereon to the agency;

(2) In its discretion, prescribe uniform methods and forms of keeping accounts, records, and books to be observed by redevelopment corporations, and after a hearing prescribe by order accounts in which particular outlays and receipts shall be entered, charged, or credited;

(3) Require specific answers to questions upon which it may desire information and require the filing of periodic reports in the form, covering the period, and at the time prescribed by it;

(4) In the deed or contract selling or leasing property in a redevelopment project to any other person or corporation, reserve such of the powers hereinabove mentioned as are appropriate and necessary or proper to effectuate the requirements of this chapter. [L 1949, c 379, §17; am L 1951, c 244, §8; RL 1955, §143-33; am L 1959, c 44, §5; HRS §53-34; am L 1985, c 269, §55]