Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 353C · 13 active provisions
Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Crisis intervention officer" means a law enforcement officer who has been trained and certified to recognize and communicate with an individual who is in crisis or suffering from some form of impairment, whether from dementia, Alzheimer's disease, o…
The director of law enforcement shall administer the public safety programs of the department and shall be responsible for the formulation and implementation of state goals and objectives for state law enforcement programs and homeland security, including the deployment of adequate resources and coordination with count…
The director shall appoint, without regard to chapter 76, two deputy directors to serve at the director's pleasure. Unless otherwise assigned by the director, one deputy director shall oversee the law enforcement programs of the department, and one deputy director shall oversee administration of the department.
(a) The director may appoint employees to be state law enforcement officers who shall have all of the powers of police officers; provided that the director may establish and assign the employees to positions or categories of positions that may have differing titles, specific duties, and limitations upon the exercise of…
(a) The department shall develop standards to ensure the reputable and responsible characters of staff members, which shall include criminal history record checks. (b) For purposes of this section: "Prospective staff member" means any applicant for a job in the department that involves the exercise of police powers con…
Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or provision to the contrary, law enforcement officers of the department of law enforcement are exempt from all state and county parking meter fees and county time parking restrictions while in the performance of their official duties, including attendance at court; provided that th…
The department shall pursue and obtain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., for all divisions and sections within the department.
(a) For service of process, the director shall maintain a list of independent civil process servers to process: (1) Orders to show cause pursuant to chapters 603, 604, and 633; (2) Garnishment pursuant to chapter 652; (3) Writs of replevin and attachment pursuant to chapter 634; (4) Writs of possession pursuant to chap…
The department shall notify individuals on parole or probation of their eligibility to vote and provide them with information on how to register and vote.
There is established within the department a department of law enforcement training center. The center shall provide training and administer certification requirements of all state department of law enforcement personnel who exercise police powers in the State, and be available for all county law enforcement agencies.…
(a) The director shall investigate alleged violations of the law when directed to do so by the governor or when the director determines that an investigation would be in the public interest. (b) The director, when conducting a civil, administrative, or criminal investigation, may, subject to the privileges enjoyed by a…
(a) The department shall develop and implement a silver alert program to rapidly disseminate information about a person subject to the silver alert. (b) If a person is reported missing to a law enforcement agency and that agency determines that the conditions of subsection (g) are met, the agency may request the depart…
[Section repealed July 1, 2028. L 2025, c 235, §47.] (a) There shall be established within the department an agricultural enforcement pilot program on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii, to be implemented at the discretion of the deputy director of law enforcement. The department shall employ or appoint, and remove, the fo…