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HRS §28-6

Attorney general cannot take fees or act as a lawyer

The attorney general cannot accept payment for doing official work in a prosecution or other matter. The attorney general also cannot act as a lawyer for either side in a civil case that involves the same facts as an official matter.

attorneys

The statute, as written — No fee; not to act as attorney

The attorney general shall not receive any fee or reward from or in behalf of any person or prosecutor, for services rendered in any prosecution or business to which it shall be the attorney general's official duty to attend; nor be concerned as counsel or attorney for either party in any civil action depending upon the same state of facts.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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