§26-38  Powers and duties of heads of
departments.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, every power and
duty conferred by law and required to be performed by any officer, board,
department, bureau, commission, administrative agency, or instrumentality of
the State existing immediately prior to November 25, 1959, shall hereafter be
exercised and performed by the head of the respective department established by
this chapter, whether the head of the department be a single executive, board,
or commission.



Except as otherwise provided by this chapter,
the head of a department may assign any function vested in his department to
any subordinate officer or employee as he deems desirable.  With the approval
of the governor, the head of a department may establish or abolish within his
department any division or other administrative unit to achieve economy and
efficiency and in accord with sound administrative principles and practices and
procedures.



The head of each department may prescribe
regulations for the administration of his department, for the conduct of its
employees, for the performance of its business, and for the custody, use and
preservation of records, equipment, and other property pertaining thereto;
provided that the regulations shall not be inconsistent with the requirements
of chapters 76, 91, and 92, or rules promulgated by the governor, or other laws
of the State. [L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §7; am L 1965, c 96, §9; Supp, pt of §14A-5;
HRS §26-38; am L 2002, c 148, §2]