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Government of Hawaii
Seal of the State of Hawaii.svg
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

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.

Executive branch

Baobab at Hawaii State Department of Agriculture
Hawaii State Department of Agriculture building, Honolulu. Large Baobab tree in foreground.

Statewide elected offices

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

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
  • Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • State of Hawaii Department of Defense (see also Hawaii National Guard)
    • Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
  • Department of Education
    • Hawaii State Public Library System
  • 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 Law Enforcement
  • Department of Taxation
  • Department of Transportation
  • University of Hawaii

Former Agencies

  • Department of Public Safety

[a]In 2024, the Department of Public Safety was split up into the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Law Enforcement.

Legislative branch

  • Hawaii State Legislature
    • Hawaii State House of Representatives
    • Hawaii State Senate

Judicial branch

  • Hawaii State Judiciary
    • Supreme Court of Hawaii
    • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
    • Hawaii State Circuit Courts
    • Hawaii State Family Courts
    • Hawaii State District Courts
    • Hawaii State Land Court
    • Hawaii State Tax Appeal Court

Independent state agencies

Counties

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