2025 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally
28. Attorney General

PART I. DEPARTMENT, GENERALLY

• 28-1 Appears for State.
• 28-2 Prosecutes offenders, enforces bonds.
• 28-2.5 Investigations.
• 28-3 Gives opinions.
• 28-4 Advises public officers.
• 28-5 Aids poor.
• 28-5.1 REPEALED.
• 28-5.2 Protection of charitable assets; attorney general's authority.
• 28-6 No fee; not to act as attorney.
• 28-7 Accounts.
• 28-7.5 Administrative services manager; appointment and duties.
• 28-8 First deputy attorney general; other deputies.
• 28-8.3 Employment of attorneys.
• 28-8.5 Special assistant to the attorney general; appointment and duties; secretary.
• 28-9 Additional deputies for acquisition of rights-of-way.
• 28-10 Prohibition on private practice of law by the attorney general, first deputy, and other deputies.
• 28-10.5 Criminal and juvenile justice resource coordination; administrator and staff.
• 28-10.6 Crime research, prevention, and education; administrator and staff.
• 28-10.7 REPEALED.
• 28-10.8 Rules.
• 28-11 Investigators; appointment and powers.
• 28-11.5 REPEALED.
• 28-12 Seal of department.
• 28-13 Antitrust trust fund.
• 28-14 REPEALED.
• 28-15 Tobacco enforcement special fund.
• 28-16 Litigation deposits trust account.
• 28-17 Criminal history record checks.

PART II. SHERIFF--REPEALED

• 28-21 to 28 REPEALED.

PART III. CIVIL IDENTIFICATION--REPEALED

• 28-31 to 49 REPEALED.

PART IV. CRIME STATISTICS--REPEALED

• 28-51 to 56 REPEALED.

PART V. ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT

• 28-71 Organized crime unit.

PART VI. MEDICAID FRAUD UNIT

• 28-91 Medicaid fraud unit.
• 28-91.5 Medicaid investigations recovery fund; established.
• 28-94 Dependent elder abuse; suits by the State; civil penalties.

PART VII. WITNESS SECURITY

• 28-101 Witness security and protection.
• 28-111 Victim-witness assistance program.

PART VIII. MISSING CHILD CENTER-HAWAII

• 28-121 Missing child center-Hawaii; programs.
• 28-122 to 124
• 28-123 REPEALED.

PART IX. DRUG NUISANCE ABATEMENT UNIT

• 28-131 Drug nuisance abatement unit.

PART X. SURVEILLANCE REVIEW UNIT

• 28-141 Surveillance review unit.

Part XI. law enforcement officer independent
review board--REPEALED

• 28-151 to 28-153 REPEALED.

PART XII. ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE RETAILER
REGISTRATION UNIT--REPEALED

• 28-161 to 28-168 REPEALED.

Part XIII. HUMAN TRAFFICKING prevention PROGRAM

• 28-181 Definitions.
• 28-182 Human trafficking prevention program.