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HRS §26-14.8

Who leads the law enforcement department

This section says the law enforcement department is led by a director. The director picks two deputy directors to help run the department. The department handles state security, law enforcement, public safety, serving legal papers, and protecting state buildings and land.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Department of law enforcement

(a) The department of law enforcement shall be headed by a single executive to be known as the director of law enforcement. (b) The director of law enforcement shall appoint, without regard to chapter 76, two deputy directors to serve at the director's pleasure. Unless otherwise assigned by the director, one deputy director shall oversee the law enforcement programs of the department of law enforcement and one deputy director shall oversee administration of the department of law enforcement. (c) The department of law enforcement shall be responsible for the formulation and implementation of state policies and objectives for security, law enforcement, and public safety programs and functions, for the service of process, and for the security of state buildings and state land.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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