Government of Hawaii

The Government of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of Hawaii, the 50th state to have joined the United States.

For other uses, see Government of Hawaii (disambiguation).

Seal of Hawaii

Executive branch

Hawaii State Department of Agriculture building, Honolulu. Large Baobab tree in foreground.

Statewide elected offices

• Governor of Hawaii
• Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Agencies

• Department of Accounting and General Services
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of the Attorney General
• Department of Budget and Finance
• Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
• Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
  • Hawaii State Public Library System
• Department of Hawaiian Homelands
• Department of Health
• Department of Human Resources Development
• Department of Human Services
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
• Department of Land and Natural Resources
• Department of Public Safety
• Hawaii State Department of Taxation
• Department of Transportation
• University of Hawaii

Legislative branch

• Hawaii State Legislature
  • Hawaii State House of Representatives
  • Hawaii State Senate

Judicial branch

• Hawaii State Judiciary
  • Supreme Court of Hawaii
  • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
  • Hawaii State Circuit Courts
  • Hawaii State Family Courts
  • Hawaii State District Courts
  • Hawaii State Land Court
  • Hawaii State Tax Appeal Court

Independent state agencies

• Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Counties

• County of Hawaii - county seat in Hilo
• City and County of Honolulu - county seat in Honolulu
• Kalawao County
• County of Kauai - county seat in Lihue
• County of Maui - county seat in Wailuku

References

• Marumoto, Claire (September 2013). Guide to Government in Hawaii (PDF) (14 ed.). Honolulu: Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved 12 February 2019.