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HI Rev Stat § 27G-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|27G. Access Hawaii Committee|27G-6 Access Hawaii committee special fund.

  §27G-6 Access Hawaii committee special fund. There is established in the state treasury the access Hawaii committee special fund, into which shall be deposited fees collected by the office of enterprise technology services for the purpose of supporting the access Hawaii committee. The chief information officer may appoint a portal program manager exempt from chapter 76, which may be funded by the access Hawaii committee special fund. Expenditures from the access Hawaii committee special fund shall be approved by the access Hawaii committee; provided that information on income and expenditures shall be subject to legislative review and oversight in each budget submittal from the department of accounting and general services. [L 2010, c 101, §1; am L 2016, c 58, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 28-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-1 Appears for State.

  §28-1 Appears for State. The attorney general shall appear for the State personally or by deputy, in all the courts of record, in all cases criminal or civil in which the State may be a party, or be interested, and may in like manner appear in the district courts in such cases. [L 1866, p 16; RL 1925, §1486; RL 1935, §500; RL 1945, §1501; RL 1955, §30-1; HRS §28-1; am L 1969, c 175, §13; am L 1989, c 230, §1] Cross References  District courts as courts of record, see §604-17.  Functions generally, see §26-7. Attorney General Opinions  Authority to bring action against public officers, in the public interest. Att. Gen. Op. 68-26. Case Notes  Office of attorney general first constituted in 1846, history of the office under the Kingdom. 6 H. 718, 728 (single justice); 8 H. 572. Performance of functions by another temporarily. Early cases: See 8 H. 521, compare 3 H. 669, 5 H. 59.  Accountability for acts: 6 H. 718 (will not be held in contempt for refusing to prosecute, decision of single justice); 12 H. 124, 128-30; 26 H. 570 (liability to disbarment or suspension of government attorney for misconduct in administration of office); 21 H. 539, 549 (liability to damages); 23 H. 362 (liability to damages).  Criminal cases, prosecution by county prosecuting officers under authority of attorney general. 16 H. 769, 779-80; 19 H. 162; 26 H. 570.  Charitable trusts, functions in connection with. 33 H. 647; 36 H. 250; 36 H. 334; 37 H. 111, 116.  Scope of functions as parens patriae of charitable trusts. 54 H. 299, 507 P.2d 724.  Section is irrelevant and attorney general is without standing as party to rate proceeding before PUC. 54 H. 663, 513 P.2d 1376.  Attorney general may represent a state employee in a civil action while prosecuting the same employee in a criminal matter. 71 H. 598, 801 P.2d 548.  Cited: 18 H. 76.
HI Rev Stat § 28-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-2 Prosecutes offenders, enforces bonds.

 §28-2 Prosecutes offenders, enforces bonds. The attorney general shall be vigilant and active in detecting offenders against the laws of the State, and shall prosecute the same with diligence. The attorney general shall also enforce all bonds and other obligations in favor of the State that may be placed in the attorney general's hands for that purpose, by any person having the lawful custody of the papers; and the attorney general shall likewise be diligent in prosecuting all persons who may obstruct any street, channel, harbor, wharf, or other highway, or any stream or public watercourse, or commit any trespass, or waste on any portion of the public domain, or other public property. [L 1866, p 17; RL 1925, §1487; RL 1935, §501; RL 1945, §1502; RL 1955, §30-2; HRS §28-2; gen ch 1993] Case Notes  Duties in connection with divorce matters. 35 H. 849.  Supersession of county prosecutor upheld. 63 H. 424, 629 P.2d 1126.  Hawaii county ordinance that established cannabis offenses as the lowest law enforcement priority in the county conflicted with, and was therefore preempted by, this section and other state laws requiring the state attorney general and county prosecuting attorney to investigate and prosecute violations of the statewide Penal Code. 135 H. 411, 353 P.3d 953 (2015).
HI Rev Stat § 28-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-3 Gives opinions.

 §28-3 Gives opinions. The attorney general shall, when requested, give opinions upon questions of law submitted by the governor, the legislature, or its members, or the head of any department. The attorney general shall file a copy of each opinion with the lieutenant governor, the public archives, the supreme court library, and the legislative reference bureau within three days of the date it is issued. Opinions on file with the lieutenant governor, the public archives, and the supreme court library shall be available for public inspection. The legislative reference bureau shall furnish the members of the legislature with a list of the most recent opinions filed with the bureau, at least once a year, not later than twenty days before the beginning of each regular session. [L 1866, p 17; RL 1925, §1488; RL 1935, §502; RL 1945, §1503; RL 1955, §30-3; am L 1961, c 98, §1; HRS §28-3; am L 1988, c 88, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 28-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-4 Advises public officers.

 §28-4 Advises public officers. The attorney general shall, without charge, at all times when called upon, give advice and counsel to the heads of departments, district judges, and other public officers, in all matters connected with their public duties, and otherwise aid and assist them in every way requisite to enable them to perform their duties faithfully. [L 1866, p 17; RL 1925, §1489; RL 1935, §503; RL 1945, §1504; RL 1955, §30-4; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §28-4; am L 1970, c 188, §39; gen ch 1993] Case Notes  Early cases: 15 H. 718; see also 12 H. 124.  Attorney general has affirmative duty to provide counsel for judges being sued in their official capacities. 57 H. 284, 554 P.2d 1128.
HI Rev Stat § 28-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-5 Aids poor.

 §28-5 Aids poor. The attorney general shall give counsel and aid to poor and oppressed citizens of the State and assist them in obtaining their just rights without charge; provided that the attorney general shall not be obliged to render such aid, counsel, and assistance, unless requested so to do by the governor, or by some one of the heads of departments. [L 1866, p 17; RL 1925, §1490; RL 1935, §504; RL 1945, §1505; RL 1955, §30-5; HRS §28-5; gen ch 1993]
HI Rev Stat § 28-5.1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-5.1 REPEALED.

 §28-5.1 REPEALED. L 1979, c 105, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 28-5.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-5.2 Protection of charitable assets; attorney general's authority.

  §28-5.2 Protection of charitable assets; attorney general's authority. (a) The attorney general shall represent the public interest in the protection of charitable assets and may:  (1) Enforce the application of a charitable asset in accordance with:  (A) The law and terms governing the use, management, investment, distribution, and expenditure of the charitable asset; and  (B) The charitable purpose of the person holding the asset;  (2) Act to prevent or remedy:  (A) The misapplication, diversion, or waste of a charitable asset; or  (B) A breach of fiduciary or other legal duty in the governance, management, or administration of a charitable asset; or  (3) Commence or intervene in an action to:  (A) Prevent, remedy, or obtain damages for:  (i) The misapplication, diversion, or waste of a charitable asset; or  (ii) A breach of fiduciary or other legal duty in the governance, management, or administration of a charitable asset; or  (B) Determine that an asset is a charitable asset.  (b) If the attorney general has reason to believe an investigation is necessary to determine whether action is advisable under this section, the attorney general may conduct an investigation, including exercising administrative subpoena power under sections 28-2.5 and 467B-9.3.  (c) This section shall not limit the powers and duties of the attorney general under the laws of this State.  (d) As used in this section "charitable asset" means property that is given, received, or held for a charitable purpose. The term does not include property acquired or held for a for-profit purpose.  (e) As used in this section, "property" includes all interests in real property or tangible or intangible personal property, including cash, remainder interests, land, and conservation or preservation easements or restrictions. The remainder interest in a charitable remainder trust is property held for a charitable purpose, as is the current interest in a charitable lead trust, property held for ten years in a building fund, and property given to a charitable organization subject to a restriction on its use. Property held in a revocable trust that provides a remainder interest for a charitable purpose is not a charitable asset while the settlor is alive because the settlor can revoke or change the interest. [L 2014, c 217, §2; am L 2017, c 86, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 28-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-6 No fee; not to act as attorney.

 §28-6 No fee; not to act as attorney. The attorney general shall not receive any fee or reward from or in behalf of any person or prosecutor, for services rendered in any prosecution or business to which it shall be the attorney general's official duty to attend; nor be concerned as counsel or attorney for either party in any civil action depending upon the same state of facts. [L 1866, p 17; RL 1925, §1491; RL 1935, §505; RL 1945, §1506; RL 1955, §30-6; HRS §28-6; gen ch 1993] Case Notes  Construed, as to power to accept assistance of private counsel employed by complaining witness in prosecuting criminal case. 19 H. 437; 20 H. 7; 20 H. 71.
HI Rev Stat § 28-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-7 Accounts.

 §28-7 Accounts. The attorney general shall account, in the manner provided by law, for all fees, bills of costs and other moneys collected or received by the attorney general by virtue of the attorney general's office. [L 1866, p 17; am L 1923, c 35, §1; RL 1925, §1492; am L 1931, c 59, §1; RL 1935, §506; RL 1945, §1507; RL 1955, §30-7; HRS §28-7; gen ch 1993] Cross References  Generally, see §40-31.
HI Rev Stat § 28-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-7.5 Administrative services manager; appointment and duties.

  §28-7.5 Administrative services manager; appointment and duties. The attorney general may appoint and, at the attorney general's pleasure, dismiss an administrative services manager of the department of the attorney general who shall generally assist the attorney general, as the attorney general may require, in the performance of the administrative and managerial duties of the attorney general that are not required to be performed by an attorney. The administrative services manager shall be appointed without regard to chapter 76, need not be an attorney, and shall hold no other public or private office or employment. Section 26-53 shall not apply to the administrative services manager of the department of the attorney general. [L 1988, c 348, §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150]
HI Rev Stat § 28-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-8 First deputy attorney general; other deputies.

 §28-8 First deputy attorney general; other deputies. (a) The attorney general shall appoint, and at the attorney general's pleasure remove, a first deputy attorney general and other deputies and law clerks as the exigencies of the public service may require, and shall be responsible for all of the acts of the first deputy attorney general, other deputies, and law clerks. They shall act under the direction of the attorney general and shall perform duties as the attorney general may require regardless of the source of funding for their compensation and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except that the attorney general shall not require the performance of duties that would violate the terms of an applicable funding source or that would be in contravention of a federal requirement, restriction, or condition. The first deputy attorney general and other deputies, subject to the attorney general's directions, may perform or exercise any and all duties or powers by law required of or conferred upon the attorney general.  (b) The attorney general may appoint and, by contract, retain the services of special deputies to perform such duties and exercise such powers as the attorney general may specify in their several appointments. The special deputies shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. At the option of the attorney general, special deputies may be compensated on a fixed-price basis, an hourly rate basis, with or without a fixed cap, or, if a special deputy has been appointed to represent the State in an action by the State pursuant to section 661-10, through a contingent fee arrangement to be specified in the contract and payable out of all sums the special deputy recovers for the State by judgment, order, or settlement. [L 1866, p 18; RL 1925, §1494; RL 1935, §508; am L 1937, c 52, §1; RL 1945, §1509; RL 1955, §30-9; am L 1963, c 54, §1; HRS §28-8; am L 1982, c 68, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1995, c 73, §1; am L 2001, c 46, §1; am L 2006, c 48, §2] Case Notes  Authority of deputy attorney general, early cases. 15 H. 139, 145; 15 H. 612.
HI Rev Stat § 28-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-8.5 Special assistant to the attorney general; appointment and duties; secretary.

  §28-8.5 Special assistant to the attorney general; appointment and duties; secretary. The attorney general may appoint, and at the attorney general's pleasure dismiss, a special assistant to the attorney general who shall generally assist the attorney general, as the attorney general may require, in the initiation, direction, or monitoring of administrative or managerial special projects that the attorney general has determined to be necessary. In addition, the special assistant shall, as the attorney general may direct, serve as the attorney general's representative to, and monitor and apprise the attorney general of the activities of, the various national, regional, state, and local organizations and committees in which the attorney general has membership, participation, or interest. The special assistant to the attorney general shall be appointed without regard to chapter 76, need not be an attorney, and shall hold no other public or private office or employment. Section 26-53 shall not be applicable to the special assistant to the attorney general. The attorney general may also appoint, without regard to chapter 76, one secretary for the special assistant to the attorney general. [L 1989, c 82, §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150]
HI Rev Stat § 28-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-9 Additional deputies for acquisition of rights-of-way.

 §28-9 Additional deputies for acquisition of rights-of-way. The attorney general may appoint and employ deputy attorneys general, additional to those covered by the appropriation for the department of the attorney general, to provide legal services for the acquisition of rights-of-way and for proceedings therefor, and the compensation for such services shall be paid by the state department of transportation from the state highway fund. [L 1953, c 189, §2; RL 1955, §30-9.5; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §26; HRS §28-9]
HI Rev Stat § 28-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-10 Prohibition on private practice of law by the attorney general, first deputy, and other deputies.

 §28-10 Prohibition on private practice of law by the attorney general, first deputy, and other deputies. The attorney general, the attorney general's first deputy, and other deputies shall devote their entire time and attention to the duties of their respective offices. They shall not engage in the private practice of law, nor accept any fees or emoluments other than their official salaries for any legal services. This section shall not apply to any special deputy employed on a part-time basis for a limited period. [L 1953, c 105, §9; RL 1955, §30-10; am L 1957, c 180, §2; HRS §28-10; am L 1982, c 68, §2; gen ch 1985] Case Notes  Disqualification after retirement from office. See 33 H. 305; 49 H. 252, 413 P.2d 249.
HI Rev Stat § 28-10.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-10.5 Criminal and juvenile justice resource coordination; administrator and staff.

  §28-10.5 Criminal and juvenile justice resource coordination; administrator and staff. (a) The department of the attorney general shall serve as the clearinghouse for information on financial and nonfinancial resources that may be available to assist in improving the delivery or coordination of services under, or the implementation of, programs of the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems and agencies and shall develop, update, and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive statewide plan of programs and priorities for the improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice, including the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency. In addition, the department may:  (1) Seek, apply for, and administer federal funding and other resources to enhance and expand the capabilities of the criminal and juvenile justice agencies;  (2) Coordinate and assess information on a statewide basis for the development of policies to improve the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems and programs;  (3) Administer state-funded criminal and juvenile justice programs as specifically directed by law or as may be implied through the appropriation of funds; and  (4) Administer programs for the prevention of sexual violence and the protection and treatment of victims of sexual violence.  (b) The attorney general may employ, without regard to chapter 76, and at pleasure dismiss, an administrator to oversee and carry out the resource coordination functions of the department set forth in subsection (a). In addition, the attorney general may employ, in accordance with chapter 76, other support staff necessary for the performance of the resource coordination functions. [L 1988, c 71, §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2005, c 133, §1; am L 2006, c 300, §4] Cross References  Juvenile justice information system, see chapter 846D.
HI Rev Stat § 28-10.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-10.6 Crime research, prevention, and education; administrator and staff.

  §28-10.6 Crime research, prevention, and education; administrator and staff. (a) The department of the attorney general shall initiate, develop, and perform or coordinate programs, projects, and activities, as determined by the attorney general, on the subject of crime, including but not limited to crime research, prevention, and education. The attorney general may:  (1) Research, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding crime, crime prevention, and the criminal justice system to the governor, the legislature, the judiciary, criminal justice agencies, or the general public, as appropriate;  (2) Develop and implement or coordinate statewide crime prevention programs and activities including:  (A) Providing crime prevention training programs for law enforcement agencies, citizens, businesses, and civic groups; and  (B) Assisting in the organization of crime prevention teams in communities to encourage the development of community crime prevention programs;  (3) Develop public education programs through various broadcast or print media to provide to the general public information that will assist citizens in developing the knowledge and confidence to prevent crime and to avoid becoming victims of crime;  (4) Establish, as deemed by the attorney general to be necessary or appropriate, citizen and government agency representative study teams to study specific crime subjects or criminal justice system problems, in order to obtain input or advice from a more specialized segment of the criminal justice or public community on those specific matters; and  (5) Establish trust funds or accounts and receive and expend financial grants and donations for crime research, prevention, or education.  (b) The attorney general may employ, without regard to chapter 76, and at the attorney general's pleasure dismiss, an administrator to oversee and carry out the programs, projects, and activities on the subject of crime, as set forth in subsection (a). The attorney general may also employ other support staff, in accordance with chapter 76, necessary for the performance or coordination of the programs, projects, and activities on the subject of crime. [L 1989, c 332, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2006, c 300, §5] Case Notes  This section does not authorize the prosecuting attorney to use public funds and resources to advocate for a proposed constitutional amendment in a general election. 113 H. 446, 153 P.3d 1131.
HI Rev Stat § 28-10.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-10.7 REPEALED.

 §28-10.7 REPEALED. L 1990, c 260, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 28-10.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-10.8 Rules.

  §28-10.8 Rules. The department of the attorney general may adopt, amend, or repeal rules, pursuant to chapter 91, that may be necessary or convenient for the performance of its functions. The department's rules may include general rules of practice and procedure that apply to all administrative offices, boards, and commissions placed or established within the department without the necessity of individual adoption by the administrative offices, boards, or commissions within the department. [L 1989, c 332, pt of §1]