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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 52D-3 (2026)

] Powers and duties of chief of police

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     [§52D-3]  Powers and duties of chief of police.  The chief of police shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law, the respective county charter, and as provided by this chapter. [L 1989, c 136, pt of §2]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2021–2023 · leading case: Flores v. Ballard., 482 P.3d 544 (Haw. App. 2021).
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Flores v. Ballard., 482 P.3d 544 (Haw. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “HRS § 52D-3 (2012) provides: 16 FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER The chief of police shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law, the respective county charter, and as provided by this chapter.”
City & Cnty. of Honolulu v. Honolulu Police Comm'n., 508 P.3d 851 (Haw. App. 2022). “HRS § 52D-3 (2012) provides: The chief of police shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law, the respective county charter, and as provided by this chapter.”
Hall v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu (D. Haw. 2022). “Under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 52D-3, “[t]he chief of police shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law, the respective county charter, and as provided by this chapter.”
Puana v. Kealoha (D. Haw. 2023). “This Court previously outlined the relevant Hawai`i law and City charter provisions as it relates to the chief of police: Under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 52D-3, “[t]he chief of police shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law, the respective county charter, and as provided…”
Puana v. Kealoha (D. Haw. 2022). “” Section 6-1601 of the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu 1973 (Amended 2017 Edition) (“City Charter”) states “[t]he chief of police shall be the administrative head of the police department.”
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