HRS §802-8

Creating the state public defender's office

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section creates the Office of the State Public Defender inside the Department of Budget and Finance for administrative purposes. It does not set any rules, duties, or penalties. It simply establishes where the office sits in state government.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Office of the state public defender

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.

An office of state public defender is hereby created within the department of budget and finance for administrative purposes.

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

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