HRS 0026-0004 ANNOTATIONS

The office of the governor is a constitutional office established by §1 of article V of the state constitution and is not a principal department of the state executive branch listed in this section; thus, any agency that is not temporary and for special purposes cannot be validly placed within the office of the governor. Att. Gen Op. 96-1.

Administrative agency is not a "person" under Civil Rights Act, 42 USCA §1983. 396 F. Supp. 375.

Presumption of constitutionality applies to policies set by state agencies. 56 H. 601, 546 P.2d 1005.