Government

The department is responsible for managing and supervising a wide range of state programs and activities including the state archives, public works, performing audits and accounting services to the state.

The department works to support, enhance and promote Hawai‘i's agriculture and aquaculture industries. They are responsible for animal quarantine, plant and pest control and a resource for travel and shipping information.

The Attorney General is the chief legal officer and chief law enforcement officer of the state of Hawai‘i. Among its duties are the administration of the sex offender registry, issuing state ids, commissioning notaries public, and administration of the child support enforcement branch.

The department administers the state budget, develops near-and long-term financial plans and strategies for the State, and provides programs for the improvement of management and financial management of state agencies.

The department is Hawai‘i's resource center for economic and statistical data, business development opportunities, energy and conservation information, and foreign trade advantages.

The department's goals are to promote a strong and healthy business environment while protecting the community from unfair and deceptive business practices. Some duties include business registration, professional licensing, examination of financial institutions, and the handling of complaints against the entities they regulate.

County of Hawai‘i

County of Honolulu

County of Kaua‘i

County of Maui

The departments goal is to assist authorities in providing for the safety, welfare, and defense of the people of Hawai‘i.

The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue.

The department is dedicated to the commitment to a quality education for all of Hawai‘i's children by administration of public and private schools as well as programs such as: special needs, gifted/talented, learning centers, Hawaiian language and junior reserve officer training corps programs.

The legislative branch provides information about the Hawai‘i State Legislature, the Hawai‘i House of Representatives, and the Hawai‘i State Senate. Browse through online bill status and documents, Hawai‘i laws, and find your representatives.

The departments goal is to manage the Hawaiian home lands trust effectively and to develop and deliver lands to native Hawaiians.

The department is responsible for setting licensing standards for Hawai‘i public school teachers. Teachers must meet these standards in order to qualify for a Hawai‘i teaching license.

The departments goal is to protect and improve the health and environment for all people in Hawai‘i. Some services include the issuance of vital records, issuing marriage licenses, tracking contagious disease outbreaks, disability/elder care services, and emergency preparedness.

The departments goal is to provide timely and responsive leadership, resources, and services to fully support the state in the recruitment, management, and retention of a high-performing workforce

The departments goal is to provide programs, services and benefits, for the purpose of empowering those who are the most vulnerable in our state to expand their capacity for self-sufficiency, independence, healthy choices, quality of life and personal dignity.

Hawai‘i's judicial branch is a unified state court system consisting of 8 divisions: The Supreme Court, Intermediate Court of Appeals, Land Court, Tax Appeal Court, Circuit Courts, Family Courts, District Courts, The Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts.

The department is responsible for ensuring and increasing the economic security, well-being, and productivity of Hawai‘i’s workers.

The departments goal is to enhance, protect, conserve and manage Hawai‘i’s unique and limited natural, cultural and historic resources held in public trust for current and future generations of visitors and the people of Hawai‘i nei in partnership with others from the public and private sectors.

The departments goal is to mālama (protect) Hawai‘i's people and environmental resources and OHA's assets, toward ensuring the perpetuation of the culture, the enhancement of lifestyle and the protection of entitlements of Native Hawaiians, while enabling the building of a strong and healthy Hawaiian people and nation, recognized nationally and internationally.

The Governor is the chief executive of the state of Hawai‘i and ensures that all laws of the state are executed. The Governor is responsible for state agencies, establishes the goals of the state and outlines ways to reach those goals.

The Lt. Governor serves as secretary of state for intergovernmental relations of the state of Hawai‘i and leads the Hawai‘i fair share initiative. Additionally, the Lt. Governor acts in place of the Governor when the Governor is out of state.

The departments goal is to provide for the safety of the public and state facilities through law enforcement and correctional management.

The departments goal is to administer the tax laws for the state of Hawai‘i in a consistent, uniform, and fair manner.

The departments goal is to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain state facilities in all modes of transportation, including air, water, and land. Coordination with other state, county, and federal programs is maintained in order to achieve the objective.

The University of Hawai‘i system includes 10 campuses and dozens of educational, training and research centers across the Hawaiian islands.