§28-11 Investigators; appointment and powers. (a) The attorney general shall appoint and commission one or more investigators as the exigencies of the public service may require. Persons appointed and commissioned under this section shall have and may exercise all of the powers and authority and the benefits and privileges of a police officer or of a deputy sheriff. These investigators shall consist of personnel whose primary duty will be to conduct investigations as directed by the attorney general.
(b) The attorney general may also appoint persons whose primary function shall be to provide security coverage for the governor and other public officials of this State, to be known as security investigators, who shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the investigators appointed under subsection (a). When not providing security coverage for the governor or other public officials, the security investigators shall conduct other investigations as directed by the attorney general. The positions of security investigators may be exempt from chapter 76. [L 1951, c 163, §1; am L 1951, c 264, §2; RL 1955, §30-11; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §28-11; am L 1973, c 48, §1; am L 1981, c 161, §1; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11; am L 2006, c 300, §6]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 4. State Organization and Administration, Generally
28-2 Prosecutes offenders, enforces bonds.
28-5.2 Protection of charitable assets; attorney general's authority.
28-6 No fee; not to act as attorney.
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.
28-10.5 Criminal and juvenile justice resource coordination; administrator and staff.
28-10.6 Crime research, prevention, and education; administrator and staff.
28-11 Investigators; appointment and powers.
28-15 Tobacco enforcement special fund.
28-16 Litigation deposits trust account.
28-17 Criminal history record checks.
28-94 Dependent elder abuse; suits by the State; civil penalties.
28-101 Witness security and protection.
28-111 Victim-witness assistance program.
28-121 Missing child center-Hawaii; programs.
28-131 Drug nuisance abatement unit.
28-141 Surveillance review unit.
28-152 Law enforcement officer independent review board; established.
28-153 Review of incidents of officer-involved death.
28-163 Electronic smoking device retailer registration unit.