Government of Hawaii facts for kids
For other uses, see Government of Hawaii (disambiguation).
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| Part of | United States of America |
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| 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.
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Executive branch
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
- 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
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