HRS §353C-3
Deputy directors; appointment
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says the department director must hire two deputy directors, without following the usual civil service hiring rules. They serve only as long as the director wants them. Unless the director says otherwise, one runs law enforcement programs and the other runs administration.
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The statute, as written — Deputy directors; appointment
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 director 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, and one deputy director shall oversee administration of the department.
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