HRS §321-10
How the Health Department's rules are made and enforced
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The Department of Health must follow the state's rule-making process (chapter 91) when creating its rules. Once made, these rules have the same legal power as laws.
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The statute, as written — Rules, adoption, effect
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
All rules and regulations made by the department of health shall be made in conformity with chapter 91. They shall have the force and effect of law. [PC 1869, c 59, §7; RL 1925, §913; RL 1935, §905; am L 1939, c 136, §1; RL 1945, §2012; am L 1945, c 116, §1(a); RL 1955, §46-12; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am L 1965, c 96, §28; HRS §321-10]
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