Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL › Subtitle 1 - General Departmental Provisions and Programs › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ORGANIZATION, PRACTICE, AND PROCEDURE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5-1-7 - Seal of the attorney general

Current through June, 2024
(a) The official
				  seal of the attorney general shall be circular in shape, one and
				  fifteen-sixteenths inches in diameter, with the heraldic shield of the great
				  seal of the State of Hawaii in the center. Framing the heraldic shield at the
				  top and sides shall be an equal-arm balance symbolizing the scales of justice,
				  with the beam above the heraldic shield being arched or curved as a yoke and
				  with bowl-shaped scalepans suspended on each side by three cords. Below the
				  heraldic shield shall be a banner bearing the latin words "LEX SUPREMA EST,"
				  meaning "the law is supreme." The heraldic shield, the equal-arm balance, and
				  the banner shall be encircled concentrically first by a string of beads and
				  then by a rope. In the area between the concentric circles formed by the string
				  of beads and by the rope, there shall be the words "ATTORNEY GENERAL" on the
				  scroll or curve in the top portion and the words "STATE OF HAWAII" on the
				  scroll or curve in the bottom portion. Between those words, level with the
				  scalepans, there shall be one five-pointed star on each side. For illustrative
				  purposes, a black and white drawing of the official seal is attached at the end
				  of this section as Exhibit "A," titled "Seal of the Attorney General," and
				  dated November 1, 1988, and made a part of this section.
(b) The official seal of the attorney general
				  shall be embossed near the signature of the attorney general to verify
				  commissions of appointment of deputy attorneys general and notaries public,
				  certificates, and other formal official documents on which the official seal
				  has been customarily used or is appropriate to be used, as the attorney general
				  may determine on a case-by-case basis.
(c) The seal of the attorney general may also
				  be reproduced, in either an enlarged or a reduced size, on official stationery,
				  reports, certificates, equipment, supplies, uniform insignia, and other objects
				  and items to be used or produced by the department of the attorney general, but
				  the reproduction and use of the seal of the attorney general shall always be
				  subject to the exclusive control of the attorney general.
(d) A reproduction of the seal may be a black
				  and white drawing, an engraved image, or a colored image, whether printed,
				  painted, or embroidered, as approved by the attorney general for a particular
				  use.
(e) A colored reproduction of
				  the seal of the attorney general shall conform to the following description.
				  The heraldic shield shall bear the colors specified for the heraldic shield of
				  the state coat of arms described in section
				  5-5,
				  Hawaii Revised Statutes. The yoke-shaped beam and the scalepans of the
				  equal-arm balance and the banner shall be in gold, with the cords suspending
				  the scalepans and the motto on the banner in black. Appropriate shading shall
				  be used to present a three-dimensional appearance. The background within the
				  string of beads shall be white. The string of beads, the outer circle of rope,
				  and the letters and stars between the beads and rope shall be in gold. The
				  background area between the string of beads and outer circle of rope shall be
				  in royal blue.