GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT IN HAWAII (Fifteenth Edition) Revised by CLAIRE MARUMOTO Research Librarian (Retired) Updated by MATTHEW COKE Senior Research Attorney - Special Projects Manager September 2020 Legislative Reference Bureau State Capitol Honolulu, Hawaii https://lrb.hawaii.gov Price: $5.00 This report has been cataloged as follows: Hawaii. Legislative Reference Bureau. Guide to government in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Legislative Reference Bureau, September 2020. 1. Hawaii -- Politics and government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. JK9330 L43 2020 FOREWORD The fifteenth edition of Guide to Government in Hawaii, is a periodic companion volume to the Directory of State, County and Federal Officials. This fifteenth edition revises and updates the earlier edition. The Guide provides an overview of state government and describes state and county departments and their organization and the agencies of the federal government having offices in Hawaii. Organizational charts of the state government, state departments, and the counties are also included. The Bureau extends its sincere appreciation to the many state, county, and federal government officials who provided essential information for their respective jurisdictions. The Guide would not be possible without their assistance. Charlotte A. Carter-Yamauchi Director September 2020 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... iii STATE GOVERNMENT ........................................................................................................ 1 THE LEGISLATURE .................................................................................................... 1 Legislative Service Agencies. ........................................................................ 5 Office of the Auditor .......................................................................... 5 Legislative Reference Bureau. ........................................................... 7 Ombudsman ....................................................................................... 9 THE EXECUTIVE ........................................................................................................ 12 Office of the Governor ................................................................................... 12 Office of the Lieutenant Governor ................................................................. 16 Executive Departments .................................................................................. 18 Department of Accounting and General Services .............................. 18 Department of Agriculture ................................................................. 29 Department of the Attorney General.................................................. 36 Department of Budget and Finance ................................................... 40 Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism ....... 45 Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs ............................. 54 Department of Defense ...................................................................... 69 Department of Education ................................................................... 73 Department of Hawaiian Home Lands .............................................. 83 Department of Health ......................................................................... 87 Department of Human Resources Development. ............................... 109 Department of Human Services ......................................................... 114 Department of Labor and Industrial Relations................................... 121 Department of Land and Natural Resources ...................................... 129 Department of Public Safety .............................................................. 141 Department of Taxation ..................................................................... 147 Department of Transportation ............................................................ 152 Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization .................................................... 166 University of Hawaii ...................................................................................... 169 East-West Center ........................................................................................... 183 THE JUDICIARY ......................................................................................................... 184 Supreme Court ............................................................................................... 185 Intermediate Court of Appeals ....................................................................... 185 Circuit Courts ................................................................................................. 186 iv Family Courts................................................................................................. 186 Land Court ..................................................................................................... 187 Tax Appeal Court ........................................................................................... 188 District Courts ................................................................................................ 188 OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ........................................................................... 198 CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU ..................................................................... 206 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 206 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 208 Department of the Prosecuting Attorney ....................................................... 222 COUNTY OF HAWAII .............................................................................................. 225 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 225 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 226 Prosecuting Attorney ..................................................................................... 235 COUNTY OF KAUAI ................................................................................................. 238 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 238 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 239 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney ............................................................... 247 COUNTY OF MAUI ................................................................................................... 250 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 250 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 251 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ....................................................................................... 265 THE HAWAII CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ............................................................... 265 Federal Departments and Agencies ........................................................................... 266 Department of Agriculture ............................................................................. 266 Department of Commerce .............................................................................. 268 Department of Defense .................................................................................. 270 Department of Health and Human Services ................................................... 272 Department of Homeland Security ................................................................ 273 Department of Housing and Urban Development ......................................... 276 Department of the Interior ............................................................................. 276 Department of Justice .................................................................................... 278 Department of Labor ...................................................................................... 280 Department of State ....................................................................................... 282 Department of Transportation ........................................................................ 282 Department of the Treasury ........................................................................... 283 Department of Veterans Affairs ..................................................................... 283 Corporation for National and Community Service ........................................ 284 v Environmental Protection Agency ................................................................. 285 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ............................................... 285 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.................................................. 285 General Services Administration ................................................................... 286 Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board ................................................... 286 National Labor Relations Board .................................................................... 286 Office of Personnel Management .................................................................. 287 Small