Appointment of employees with police powers and other employees
HRS §353C-4
in effect353C-4. Appointment of employees with police powers and other employees
(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 police powers.
(b) The director may appoint other personnel
necessary to carry out the functions of the department.
(c) The duties of state law enforcement
officers shall include conducting law enforcement operations and investigations
throughout the State and maintaining public safety in state buildings as well
as the personal protection of government officials and employees while in the
conduct of their duties. The duties of state law enforcement officers shall
also include the service of process, including subpoenas, warrants, and other
legal documents, and other duties as the director may assign. State law enforcement
officers shall have all of the powers of police officers, including the power
of arrest. This section does not relieve, nor will it diminish, county police
officers of any authority or responsibility to enforce laws or to maintain
public safety on state lands and in state buildings or in their respective
counties.
[L 1989, c 211, pt of §6; am L 1990, c 281, §12; am L 2022, c 278, §13]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0353C/HRS_0353C-0004.htmFetched: 11/10/2026