§96-1  Definitions.  (a) 
"Agency" includes any permanent governmental entity, department,
organization, or institution, and any officer, employee, or member thereof
acting or purporting to act in the exercise of the officer's, employee's, or
member's official duties, except:



(1)  The judiciary and its staff;



(2)  The legislature, its committees, and its staff;



(3)  An entity of the federal government;



(4)  A multistate governmental entity;



(5)  The governor and the governor's personal staff;



(6)  The lieutenant governor and the lieutenant
governor's personal staff;



(7)  The mayors of the various counties; and



(8)  The councils of the various counties.



(b)  "Administrative act" includes
any action, omission, decision, recommendation, practice, or procedure, but
does not include the preparation or presentation of legislation. [L 1967, c
306, §2; HRS §96-1; am L 1974, c 46, §1; gen ch 1985]