HRS §431:2-108
Commissioner can let staff act for them
This section lets the insurance commissioner assign their powers and duties to department employees. Those employees can then act in the commissioner's name, but only if the department director approves. It is a simple rule about who can do the commissioner's work.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Commissioner may delegate
Any power, duty, or function vested in the commissioner by this code may be exercised, discharged, or performed by any employee of the department of commerce and consumer affairs acting in the name and by the delegated authority of the commissioner, with the approval of the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs.
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