Government of Hawaii
The Government of Hawaii (Hawaiian: Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of Hawaii, the 50th state to have joined the United States.
Government of Hawaii | |
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| Part of | United States of America |
| Constitution | Constitution of Hawaii |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Legislature |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Hawaii State Capitol |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Senate |
| Presiding officer | Ron Kouchi, President |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Scott Saiki, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State and Government | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Josh Green |
| Appointer | Election |
| Cabinet | |
| Leader | Governor |
| Deputy leader | Lieutenant Governor |
| Headquarters | Hawaii State Capitol |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Hawaii |
| Courts | Courts of Hawaii |
| Supreme Court of Hawaii | |
| Chief judge | Mark E. Recktenwald |
| Seat | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Executive branch
Hawaii State Department of Agriculture building, Honolulu. Large Baobab tree in foreground.
Statewide elected offices
Agencies
- Department of Accounting and General Services
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Attorney General
- Department of Budget and Finance
- Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
- Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- State of Hawaii Department of Defense (see also Hawaii National Guard)
- Department of Education
- Department of Hawaiian Homelands
- Department of Health
- Department of Human Resources Development
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
- Department of Land and Natural Resources
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Taxation
- Department of Transportation
- University of Hawaii
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Independent state agencies
Counties
- County of Hawaii – county seat in Hilo
- City and County of Honolulu – county seat in Honolulu
- Kalawao County
- County of Kauai – county seat in Lihue
- County of Maui – county seat in Wailuku
References
- Marumoto, Claire (September 2013). Guide to Government in Hawaii (PDF) (14 ed.). Honolulu: Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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