§28-3  Gives opinions.  The attorney
general shall, when requested, give opinions upon questions of law submitted by
the governor, the legislature, or its members, or the head of any department. 
The attorney general shall file a copy of each opinion with the lieutenant
governor, the public archives, the supreme court library, and the legislative
reference bureau within three days of the date it is issued.  Opinions on file
with the lieutenant governor, the public archives, and the supreme court
library shall be available for public inspection.  The legislative reference
bureau shall furnish the members of the legislature with a list of the most
recent opinions filed with the bureau, at least once a year, not later than
twenty days before the beginning of each regular session. [L 1866, p 17; RL
1925, §1488; RL 1935, §502; RL 1945, §1503; RL 1955, §30-3; am L 1961, c 98,
§1; HRS §28-3; am L 1988, c 88, §1]