The Government of Hawaii ( haw, Aupuni o Hawaiʻi) is the governmental structure as established by the

Constitution of Hawaii The Constitution of the State of Hawaii ( haw, Kumukānāwai o Hawaiʻi) refers to various legal documents throughout the history of the Hawaiian Islands that defined the fundamental principles of authority and governance within its sphere of jur ...

, the 50th state to have joined the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

Executive branch

Baobab at Hawaii State Department of Agriculture

Statewide elected offices

Governor of Hawaii The governor of Hawaii ( haw, Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi) is the head of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a direct ...

* Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

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 * State of Hawaii Department of Defense (''see also'' Hawaii National Guard) *

Department of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

Hawaii State Public Library System The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) is the only statewide public library system in the United States. The system has 51 libraries on all the major Hawaiian Islands: Big Island of Hawaii, Kauai, Lānai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu. The s ...

* Department of Hawaiian Homelands *

Department of Health A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...

* Department of Human Resources Development * Department of Human Services * Department of Labor and Industrial Relations * Department of Land and Natural Resources * Department of Public Safety * Department of Taxation * Department of Transportation *

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

Legislative branch

* Hawaii State Legislature ** Hawaii State House of Representatives ** Hawaii State Senate

Judicial branch

Hawaii State Judiciary The Hawaii State Judiciary is the official name of the judicial system of Hawaii in the United States. Based in Honolulu, the Hawaii State Judiciary is a unified state court system that functions under the Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supre ...

Supreme Court of Hawaii The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court of the State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decisions of ...

Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals The Hawaii State Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) is the intermediate appellate court of the Hawaii State Judiciary. It has jurisdiction over appeals from lower courts and agencies. The ICA is composed of one chief judge and five associate ju ...

Hawaii State Circuit Courts The Hawaii state circuit courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Hawaii. They are the primary civil and criminal courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The circuit courts are the only Hawaii state courts to conduct jury trials. (The ...

** Hawaii State Family Courts ** Hawaii State District Courts ** Hawaii State Land Court ** Hawaii State Tax Appeal Court

Independent state agencies

Office of Hawaiian Affairs The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is a self-governing corporate body of the State of Hawaii created by the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention. Background In 1893, pro-American elements in Hawaii overthrew the monarchy and formed the ...

Counties

* County of Hawaii – county seat in Hilo *

City and County of Honolulu Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city–county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city–county includes both the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest cit ...

– county seat in

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...

* Kalawao County * County of Kauai – county seat in Lihue * County of Maui – county seat in Wailuku

References

* {{Set index article Hawaii-related lists

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...