Hawaii Governor Suspends Laws 

Local Hawaiʻi residents who believe the governor’s emergency proclamations are overreaching have several formal and informal ways to raise complaints or push for change:

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Affidavit to send coming tomorrow

(Read before you send it)

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Step One: 

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1. ​Contact Your State Legislators, House Rep, Senator (Why: The Hawaiʻi State Legislature can pass laws to limit the governor’s emergency powers or refuse to extend them. They also oversee committees that can hold hearings on executive overreach.)

2. How to find them click here

3. Send them the affidavit above and include a personal message. 

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Step Two: 

1. Contact the Hawaiʻi Attorney General’s (AG) Office (Why: The AG can investigate whether an emergency proclamation violates state or federal law.)

2. Phone: (808) 586-1500

3. Online: AG Contact Form click here

4. Send them the affidavit above and include a personal message. 

 

Note: The AG is part of the governor’s administration, so they may not be entirely independent — but complaints still go on record.

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Step Three: 

1. Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission (Why: If the overreach involves conflicts of interest, misuse of position, or ethics violations, the Commission can investigate.)

2. Phone: (808) 587-0460 (You can leave an anonymous message asking them to investigate the Governor suspending laws like competitive bidding and procurement laws that keeps the government in check)

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