HRS §346-39

Who provides legal help to the Department of Human Services

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that the attorney general and county attorneys or corporation counsel must act as lawyers for the Department of Human Services when the department asks them to. It only covers who represents the department in legal matters.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Legal representative

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.

The attorney general and the county attorneys and corporation counsel shall act as legal representatives of the department of human services when so requested.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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