HRS §352D-5
Who runs the Office of Youth Services and how staff are hired
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The governor picks the head of the Office of Youth Services, called the executive director. That director can hire the staff needed to do the office's work, including for the juvenile justice program, without following the usual state hiring rules.
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The statute, as written — Appointment of director; powers and duties
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.
(a) The office of youth services shall be headed by an executive director who shall be appointed by the governor without regard to chapter 76. The executive director may appoint such other staff as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the office of youth services. (b) The executive director, for the administration of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act, may employ any other staff without regard to chapter 76.
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