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
The current Governor of Hawaii is Josh Green (D) and the current Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii is Sylvia Luke (D).
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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