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HI Rev Stat § 28-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-11 Investigators; appointment and powers.

 §28-11 Investigators; appointment and powers. (a) The attorney general shall appoint and commission one or more investigators as the exigencies of the public service may require. Persons appointed and commissioned under this section shall have and may exercise all of the powers and authority and the benefits and privileges of a police officer or of a deputy sheriff. These investigators shall consist of personnel whose primary duty will be to conduct investigations as directed by the attorney general.  (b) The attorney general may also appoint persons whose primary function shall be to provide security coverage for the governor and other public officials of this State, to be known as security investigators, who shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the investigators appointed under subsection (a). When not providing security coverage for the governor or other public officials, the security investigators shall conduct other investigations as directed by the attorney general. The positions of security investigators may be exempt from chapter 76. [L 1951, c 163, §1; am L 1951, c 264, §2; RL 1955, §30-11; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §28-11; am L 1973, c 48, §1; am L 1981, c 161, §1; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11; am L 2006, c 300, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 28-11.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-11.5 REPEALED.

 §28-11.5 REPEALED. L 1992, c 146, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 28-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-12 Seal of department.

 §28-12 Seal of department. The attorney general shall procure a proper seal of the department of the attorney general with such suitable inscriptions and devices as the attorney general may approve, to be known as the official seal of the attorney general of the State. The seal shall remain in the attorney general's custody to be kept and used by the attorney general to verify official documents under such rules and regulations as the attorney general may prescribe. [L 1907, c 92, §1; RL 1925, §1495; RL 1935, §509; RL 1945, §1510; RL 1955, §30-12; HRS §28-12; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 28-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-13 Antitrust trust fund.

  §28-13 Antitrust trust fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the antitrust trust fund, into which shall be deposited:  (1) Ten per cent of any antitrust judgment or settlement received by the State except where the deposit is inconsistent with the court order or settlement agreement relating to the amount; and  (2) Appropriations made by the legislature.  (b) The antitrust trust fund shall be administered by the department of the attorney general and shall be used for expenditures relating to the enforcement of antitrust laws, including but not limited to expenditures for training, equipment purchases, educational resources, and facilitating participation in antitrust lawsuits and investigations initiated by other states.  (c) All unencumbered and unexpended moneys in excess of $250,000 remaining on balance in the antitrust trust fund at the close of June 30 of each year shall lapse to the credit of the general fund.  (d) The department of the attorney general shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session to provide an accounting of the receipts and expenditures of the fund. [L 2001, c 97, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 28-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-14 REPEALED.

  §28-14 REPEALED. L 2003, c 177, §8.
HI Rev Stat § 28-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-15 Tobacco enforcement special fund.

 §28-15 Tobacco enforcement special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the tobacco enforcement special fund, into which shall be deposited the tobacco settlement moneys as provided by section 328L-2(a), the allocated portion of the stamp fee designated to pay for the cost of enforcing the cigarette tax stamp as provided by section 245-26, and fines as provided for by section 245-41.  (b) The tobacco enforcement special fund shall be administered by the department of the attorney general and shall be used for administering, operating, monitoring, and ensuring compliance with and enforcement of:  (1) The Master Settlement Agreement as defined in chapter 675 and any other statutes or programs relating to that agreement;  (2) Chapter 675;  (3) Tobacco prevention programs;  (4) The cigarette tax stamp as defined in chapter 245 and any other statutes or programs relating to that chapter;  (5) Chapter 245;  (6) Chapter 486P and any other statutes or programs relating to that chapter; and  (7) Any other requirement deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the fund.  (c) All unencumbered and unexpended moneys in excess of $500,000 remaining on balance in the tobacco enforcement special fund at the close of June 30 of each year shall lapse to the credit of the state general fund.  (d) The department of the attorney general shall submit a report to the legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, providing an accounting of the receipts and expenditures of the fund. [L 2001, c 270, pt of §1; am L 2003, c 177, §1; am L 2004, c 43, §19 and c 52, §19]
HI Rev Stat § 28-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-16 Litigation deposits trust account.

  §28-16 Litigation deposits trust account. (a) There is created in the state treasury the litigation deposits trust account. There shall be deposited into this account all moneys received through any civil action in which the State is a party where the settlement amount is $100,000 or higher, except for those actions involving departments able to procure their own legal services as provided for by section 28-8.3 and where no other state statute or court order specifically provides for the deposit of moneys received through the action.  (b) The account shall be administered by the department of the attorney general. The department shall maintain accounting records of account moneys, including subsidiary records of individual litigation deposits and disbursements thereof. Moneys in the account may be separated into subsidiary accounts; provided that one subsidiary account shall not be commingled with moneys from another subsidiary account except for deposit or investment purposes under subsection (d).  (c) Disbursements from each subsidiary account maintained under subsection (b) may include attorney's fees and other necessary expenses that the department determines to be reasonable and directly related to prosecution of the civil action for which the subsidiary account is maintained; provided that in the case of moneys deposited as a result of recoveries by an agency to which a non-general fund applies, the moneys shall be held and disbursed intact for deposit to the credit of the non-general fund. Money deposited in the litigation deposits trust account pursuant to an order of the court shall be disbursed in accordance with the order of the court. Any residual funds remaining in a subsidiary account shall be transferred to the respective non-general fund with which the civil action is associated or, if no specific non-general fund applies, transferred to the emergency and budget reserve fund established pursuant to section 328L-3, no later than thirty days after the civil action for which the subsidiary account is maintained is closed and all costs of that civil action have been paid, unless otherwise provided for by statute.  (d) Moneys in the litigation deposits trust account may be invested by the department in securities as provided by section 36-21. Investment earnings shall be deposited in the general fund.  (e) The department shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session on:  (1) The transactions, by subsidiary account, that take place in the litigation deposits trust account for each fiscal year; and  (2) A summary of the collections made in any amount on behalf of other departments and agencies specifying the appropriate number of transactions and amount collected for each department and agency. [L 2002, c 178, §1; am L 2021, c 9, §1; am L Sp 2021, c 9, §53]
HI Rev Stat § 28-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-17 Criminal history record checks.

  §28-17 Criminal history record checks. (a) The department of the attorney general shall ensure that a background investigation is completed at the appropriate level designated by the federal government for any person, including any authorized contractor, to have access to federal tax information. This background investigation shall include criminal history record checks in accordance with section 846-2.7. Information obtained pursuant to this subsection shall be used exclusively by the department of the attorney general for the purpose of determining whether the person is suitable for accessing federal tax information in accordance with applicable federal laws.  (b) The department of the attorney general may terminate or deny employment to any current or prospective employee, or terminate or refuse to secure the services of any contractor, if the department of the attorney general finds by reason of the background investigation conducted under subsection (a) that the current or prospective employee or employee or agent of the contractor poses a risk to the security of federal tax information. Termination or denial of employment, or termination or refusal to secure the services of any contractor, under this subsection, shall only occur after appropriate notification to the current or prospective employee or employee or agent of the contractor of the findings of the background investigation, and after the current or prospective employee or employee or agent of the contractor is given an opportunity to meet and rebut the findings. Nothing in this subsection shall abrogate any applicable appeal rights under chapters 76 and 89 or administrative rules of the department of the attorney general.  (c) Investigations conducted by the department of the attorney general pursuant to this section shall be exempt from section 831-3.1. [L 2021, c 35, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 28-71 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-71 Organized crime unit.

  §28-71 Organized crime unit. There is established in the department of the attorney general an organized crime unit.  The organized crime unit shall consist of attorneys, and other specialized personnel necessary to implement this section. They shall be appointed by the attorney general who shall fix their compensation. Every attorney and specialist shall be entitled to hold the attorney's and specialist's position during good behavior, subject to removal by the attorney general only as provided in chapter 76.  The organized crime unit shall:  (1) Receive, gather, and analyze information;  (2) Develop tactical and strategic intelligence;  (3) Assist in control of organized criminal activity;  (4) Provide technical assistance and training to county law enforcement agencies in the detection and prosecution of organized crime; and  (5) Provide with the attorney general's approval specialized personnel and technological equipment for the use of law enforcement agencies in the State with respect to organized crime.  For purposes of this section, "organized crime" means the unlawful activities of the members of an organized association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including but not limited to gambling, prostitution, loan sharking, narcotics, labor racketeering, and other unlawful activities of members of such organizations. [L 1971, c 108, §1; gen ch 1993] Cross References  Organized crime control, see chapter 842.
HI Rev Stat § 28-91 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-91 Medicaid fraud unit.

  §28-91 Medicaid fraud unit. There is established in the department of the attorney general a medicaid fraud unit.  The unit shall employ such attorneys, auditors, investigators, and other personnel as necessary to promote the effective and efficient conduct of the unit's activities. Except for the attorneys, all other employees of the medicaid fraud unit shall be subject to chapter 76.  The purpose of the medicaid fraud unit shall be to conduct a statewide program for the investigation and prosecution of medicaid fraud cases and violations of all applicable state laws relating to the providing of medical assistance and the activities of providers of such assistance. The medicaid fraud unit may also review and take appropriate action on complaints of abuse and neglect of patients of health care facilities receiving payments under the state plan for medical assistance and may provide for collection or referral for collection of overpayments made under the state plan for medical assistance that are discovered by the unit in carrying out its activities. [L 1978, c 106, §2; am L 2000, c 253, §150] Law Journals and Reviews  Elder Abuse and Laws to Protect Older Persons in Hawaii. 15 HBJ, no. 13, at 93 (2013).  Holding Hawai`i Nursing Facilities Accountable for the Inadequate Pain Management of Elderly Residents. 27 UH L. Rev. 233.
HI Rev Stat § 28-91.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-91.5 Medicaid investigations recovery fund; established. There is established in the state treasury the medicaid investigations recovery fund as a special fund, and which is to be administered by the department of the attorney general, into which shall be deposited all funds that have been recovered as a result of medicaid fraud settlements. Moneys from this special fund shall be used to support a portion of operating expenses of the medicaid fraud unit within the department of the attorney general. [L Sp 1995, c 15, §1]

  §28-91.5 Medicaid investigations recovery fund; established. There is established in the state treasury the medicaid investigations recovery fund as a special fund, and which is to be administered by the department of the attorney general, into which shall be deposited all funds that have been recovered as a result of medicaid fraud settlements. Moneys from this special fund shall be used to support a portion of operating expenses of the medicaid fraud unit within the department of the attorney general. [L Sp 1995, c 15, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 28-111 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-111 Victim-witness assistance program.

  §28-111 Victim-witness assistance program. (a) There is established a victim-witness assistance program in the department of the attorney general, whose purpose shall be to provide information, assistance, and support services to the victims of and witnesses to crimes committed in the State.  (b) The attorney general shall allocate and award appropriated funds to counties whose victim-witness assistance units are in substantial compliance with the policies and criteria established. The attorney general and the county prosecutors shall work together to establish victim-witness assistance program policies and criteria which shall not be subject to chapter 91. The county prosecutors shall implement the program in their respective counties.  (c) Any sums appropriated by the State for the victim-witness units in each of the respective counties shall be contingent upon the respective counties providing a minimum of twenty-five per cent of the sum appropriated to each county. [L 1986, c 204, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 28-121 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-121 Missing child center-Hawaii; programs.

Note Part heading amended by L 2005, c 32, §1(1).  §28-121 Missing child center-Hawaii; programs. (a) There is established within the department of the attorney general a program to be known as the missing child center-Hawaii, formerly known as the Hawaii state clearinghouse for missing children, to assist in the implementation of federal and state laws relating to missing children.  (b) The missing child center-Hawaii shall include programs to coordinate the efforts of state and county agencies with those of federal agencies in locating, recovering, and protecting missing children and to promote community awareness of the problem of missing children.  (c) The department of the attorney general shall employ, without regard to chapter 76, a coordinator and an assistant to the coordinator who shall coordinate existing public and private resources and further define and develop, to the extent of available resources, the most appropriate system for addressing the problem of missing children, which may include the following:  (1) A communication network among county and state law enforcement agencies and the National Crime Information Center in Washington, D.C.;  (2) A standardized reporting system in all counties developed in conjunction with law enforcement officials at all levels;  (3) Assistance in the establishment of trained search teams that can be activated in each county;  (4) Educational programs designed to prevent child abduction, enhance child safety, and raise public awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation;  (5) A directory of resources to assist in locating missing children including names, addresses, and services provided by public and private organizations; and  (6) A statewide centralized, uniform, and computerized information database relating to family-related and nonfamily-related child abductions, as well as runaways and children who are unwanted by their parents. [L 1997, c 259, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2005, c 32, §1(2)]
HI Rev Stat § 28-122 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-122 to 124

  § §28-122 to 124 REPEALED. L 2003, c 192, § §2 to 4.
HI Rev Stat § 28-123 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-123 REPEALED.

  §28-123 REPEALED. L 2003, c 192, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 28-131 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-131 Drug nuisance abatement unit.

  §28-131 Drug nuisance abatement unit. (a) There is established in the department of the attorney general a drug nuisance abatement unit.  (b) The unit shall employ such attorneys, auditors, investigators, and other personnel as necessary to promote the effective and efficient conduct of the unit's activities. Except for the attorneys, all other employees of the drug nuisance abatement unit shall be subject to chapter 76.  (c) The purpose of the drug nuisance abatement unit shall be to provide for the effective enforcement and prosecution of those violations of the drug nuisance abatement laws under chapter 712, part V but only for offenses related to drugs and intoxicating compounds as provided under chapter 712, part IV. The drug nuisance [abatement] unit may also review and take appropriate action on drug nuisance complaints of any citizen of the State, or drug nuisances that are discovered by the unit in carrying out its activities. [L 2003, c 63, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 28-141 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-141 Surveillance review unit.

  §28-141 Surveillance review unit. There is established in the department of the attorney general a surveillance review unit, which shall be responsible for reviewing all applications for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications under chapter 803 prior to their submittal to a designated judge, regardless of whether submitted by county or state investigative or law enforcement officers. A surveillance review unit deputy attorney general shall review the application in a timely manner to ensure it meets the requirements of part IV of chapter 803 and applicable law and recommend any necessary additions or changes to the application. Thereafter, the surveillance review unit deputy attorney general shall prepare a written memorandum recommending approval or disapproval of the application, which shall be submitted to the district court judge or designated judge with the application. The attorney general shall establish standards and procedures for the timely review of these applications to ensure continuity and conformity with applicable law. [L 2006, c 200, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 28-151 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-151 Definitions.

Note Part repealed June 30, 2022. L 2016, c 161, §7(3).  Law enforcement officer independent review board; report on activities to 2022 legislature. L 2016, c 161, §3.  §28-151 Definitions. [See Note at part heading.] As used in this part:  "Board" means the law enforcement officer independent review board established by section 28-152.  "Law enforcement agency" means any county police department, the department of public safety, and any state or county public body that employs law enforcement officers.  "Law enforcement officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, enforcement officer within the department of land and natural resources conservation and resources enforcement program, enforcement officer within the department of transportation harbors division, and any other employee of a state or county public body who carries a badge and firearm and has powers of arrest.  "Officer-involved death" means a death of an individual that results directly from an act or omission of a law enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer is on duty or while the law enforcement officer is off duty but performing activities that are within the scope of the officer's law enforcement duties. [L 2016, c 161, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 28-161 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-161 Policy.

  §28-161 Policy. The registration of electronic smoking device retailers is reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of consumers of electronic smoking devices and for the enforcement of the laws that regulate the sale of electronic smoking devices. [L 2018, c 206, pt of §4]
HI Rev Stat § 28-162 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally|28. Attorney General|28-162 Definitions.

 §28-162 Definitions. As used in this part:  "Business location" or "place of business" means the entire premises occupied by a retailer of electronic smoking devices and shall include but is not limited to any store, stand, outlet, vehicle, cart, location, vending machine, or structure from which electronic smoking devices are sold or distributed to a consumer.  "Electronic smoking device" means any electronic product that can be used to aerosolize and deliver nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including but not limited to an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, or electronic pipe, and any cartridge or other component of the device or related product.  "Entity" means one or more individuals, a company, corporation, a partnership, an association, or any other type of legal entity.  "Retail sale" or "electronic smoking device retailing" means the practice of selling electronic smoking devices to consumers. [L 2018, c 206, pt of §4]