Hawaii Attorney General Opinions

Op. No. 23-01: Letter to the Honorable Karl Rhoads, Senator, District 13, Thirty-Second State Legislature, Re: Standards for Mental Health Intervention and the Assisted Community Treatment Law

Apr 1, 2023

Op. No. 22-2: Letter to the Honorable David Y. Ige, Governor, State of Hawaii, Regarding Public Carry Licensing Under Hawaiʻi Law Following New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen

Jul 1, 2022

Op. No. 22-1: Letter to the Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi, President of the Senate, Thirty-First State Legislature, and the Honorable Scott K. Saiki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Thirty-First State Legislature, Regarding Standard for Germaneness of Bill Amendments Under Article III, Section 15 of the Hawaii Constitution

Jan 1, 2022

Op. No. 21-1: Letter to the Honorable Issac W. Choy, Director of Taxation, State of Hawaii, Regarding Hawaii General Excise Tax and Use Tax on Activities Occurring Within the Hawaii Foreign-Trade Zone and Sub-zones

Sep 1, 2021

Organizational Placement of Executive Branch Agencies (op. 96-01)

May 1, 2021

Op. No. 18-1: Letter to the Honorable Douglas S. Chin, Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii, Regarding Availability of Unconcealed-Carry Licenses

Sep 1, 2018

Op. No. 17-1: Letter to the Honorable Suzanne D. Case, Chairperson, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Regarding Shoreline Encroachment Easements

Dec 1, 2017

Op. No. 16-4: Letter to the Honorable Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Senator, Twenty-Second District, Regarding Availability of Veto Override Vote

Nov 1, 2012

Op. No. 16-3: Letter to the Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi, Senate President, The Twenty-Eighth Legislature, Regarding Governor’s Interim Appointment to Public Utilities Commission

Nov 1, 2012

Op. No. 16-2: Letter to the Honorable David Y. Ige, Governor of Hawaii, Regarding Applicability of the Hawaii Public Procurement Code to Gifts Accepted by the State

Nov 1, 2012

Op. No. 16-1: Letter to the Honorable Rosalyn H. Baker, Senator, Sixth District, Regarding Legality of Daily Fantasy Sports Contests

Nov 1, 2012

Op. No. 15-2: Letter to the Honorable Karl Rhoads, Representative, Twenty-Ninth District, Regarding Legislature’s Authority to Create an Exemption from the State Ethics Code

Nov 1, 2012

Op. No. 14-1: Letter to the Honorable Jobie M.K. Masagatani, Chairman, Hawaiian Home Commission, Regarding Management and Disposition of Geothermal Resources on DHHL Lands

Nov 1, 2012

Op. No. 13-2: Letter to Mr. Scott T. Nago, Chief Election Officer, Regarding Including a Party or Group Name with a President

Nov 1, 2012

Op. No. 13-1: Letter to the Honorable Les Ihara, Jr. , Senator, Tenth District, Regarding Constitutional Authority of the Hawaii State Legislature to Enact Legislation Recognizing Marriages Between Two Individuals of the Same Sex

Nov 1, 2012

Letter to the Honorable Rosemary T. Fazio Regarding the Appointment of Judicial Selection Commission’s Administrative Assistant (Op. # 07-03)

Nov 1, 2012

Letter to Mr. Liu Regarding the Constitutionality of Act 3, First Special Session 2007: House Bill No. 718, S.D. 2, C.D. 1 (Op.# 07-02)

Nov 1, 2012