Government of Hawaii

Seal 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.

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 the Attorney General
• (see also Hawaii National Guard)
• Department of Education
  • Hawaii State Public Library System
• Department of Health
• Department of Land and Natural Resources
• 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.

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