GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT IN HAWAII (Fourteenth Edition) Revised by CLAIRE MARUMOTO Research Librarian September 2013 Legislative Reference Bureau State Capitol Honolulu, Hawaii http://lrbhawaii.org Price: $5.00 This report has been cataloged as follows: Hawaii. Legislative Reference Bureau. Guide to government in Hawaii. Honolulu: September 2013. 1. Hawaii – Politics and government – Handbooks, manuals, etc. JK9330 L43 2013 FOREWORD The fourteenth edition of Guide to Government in Hawaii, a periodic companion volume to the Directory of State, County and Federal Officials, revises and updates the earlier edition. Following the thirteenth edition's basic format, this Guide 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 Acting Director September 2013 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... iii STATE GOVERNMENT ........................................................................................................ 1 The Legislature......................................................................................................... 1 Legislative Service Agencies. ........................................................................ 5 Auditor ............................................................................................... 5 Legislative Reference Bureau. ........................................................... 6 Ombudsman ....................................................................................... 9 The Executive ........................................................................................................... 12 Office of the Governor ................................................................................... 12 Office of the Lieutenant Governor ................................................................. 16 Executive Departments. ................................................................................. 19 Department of Accounting and General Services .............................. 19 Department of Agriculture. ................................................................ 29 Department of the Attorney General.................................................. 36 Department of Budget and Finance. .................................................. 39 Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism ....... 44 Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs ............................. 55 Department of Defense. ..................................................................... 70 Department of Education ................................................................... 73 Department of Hawaiian Home Lands .............................................. 82 Department of Health ......................................................................... 86 Department of Human Resources Development. ............................... 109 Department of Human Services. ........................................................ 114 Department of Labor and Industrial Relations................................... 122 Department of Land and Natural Resources ...................................... 131 Department of Public Safety .............................................................. 141 Department of Taxation .................................................................... 147 Department of Transportation ............................................................ 152 Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization ................................................................ 166 University of Hawaii .................................................................................................. 168 East-West Center ....................................................................................................... 181 The Judiciary ............................................................................................................ 182 Supreme Court ............................................................................................... 183 Intermediate Court of Appeals ....................................................................... 188 Circuit Courts ................................................................................................. 188 iv Family Courts................................................................................................. 189 Land Court ..................................................................................................... 190 Tax Appeal Court ........................................................................................... 190 District Courts ................................................................................................ 190 OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ........................................................................... 194 CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU ..................................................................... 201 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 201 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 203 Prosecuting Attorney ..................................................................................... 216 COUNTY OF HAWAII .............................................................................................. 219 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 219 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 220 Prosecuting Attorney ..................................................................................... 229 COUNTY OF KAUAI ................................................................................................. 232 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 232 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 233 Prosecuting Attorney ..................................................................................... 241 COUNTY OF MAUI ................................................................................................... 244 Legislative Branch ......................................................................................... 244 Executive Branch ........................................................................................... 245 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ....................................................................................... 259 THE HAWAII CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ............................................................... 259 Federal Departments and Agencies ........................................................................... 260 Department of Agriculture ............................................................................. 260 Department of Commerce .............................................................................. 262 Department of Defense .................................................................................. 264 Department of Health and Human Services ................................................... 266 Department of Homeland Security ................................................................ 267 Department of Housing and Urban Development ......................................... 269 Department of the Interior ............................................................................. 270 Department of Justice .................................................................................... 271 Department of Labor ...................................................................................... 273 Department of State ....................................................................................... 276 Department of Transportation ........................................................................ 276 Department of the Treasury ........................................................................... 277 Department of Veterans Affairs ..................................................................... 277 Corporation for National and Community Service ........................................ 278 v Environmental Protection Agency ................................................................. 279 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ............................................... 279 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.................................................. 279 General Services Administration ................................................................... 280 Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board ................................................... 280 National Labor Relations Board .................................................................... 281 Office of Personnel Management .................................................................. 281 Small Business Administration .....................................................................