Hawaii Directory of State, County and Federal Officials, 2008

LRB Library publishes the 2008 Hawaii Directory and offers pdf downloads as a complete volume or by individual agency on the LRB website.

A companion volume to the Guide to Government in Hawaii, this annual publication provides directory information for government in Hawaii. Includes phone numbers, mail and email addresses, and web site URLs.

Hawaii Directory of State, County and Federal Officials, 2008
(February 2008, pdf, 185pp/800kB)

Elder abuse

The Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau's new study examines states' adult protective services law, gathers data on elder and adult abusive incidence in other states, analyzes possible changes to Hawaii's laws to conform to those of other states, and estimates the predicted effects of those changes on the caseload of Hawaii's Dept. of Adult Protective Services.

A new LRB study in response to HCR 188, HD2 (Hawaii Regular Session, 2007):

A Survey of Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse in Hawaii and Nationwide.
(2007, pdf, 65pp/1MB)

Respite care

The Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) reviews how respite care programs and states define "respite care." The Bureau researched other states' respite care programs, particularly those that offer respite care options to caregivers who are caring for older adults or adults with chronic illnesses. Finally, the Bureau looked at how five states assess their respite care programs.

A new study in response to House Concurrent Resolution 187, House Draft 1 (Hawaii Regular Session, 2007):

Gimme A Break: Respite Care Services In Other States
(2007, pdf, 70pp/1MB)

New for The Reading Shelf

Recently added to The Reading Shelf:

Hooked: Ethics, the Medical Profession, and the Pharmaceutical Industry (347 pp.), by Howard Brody, a physician and medical ethicist at the University of Texas.

From the Introduction: This book aims to:

• describe the present relationship between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry
• assess that relationship from the standpoint of ethics and policy
• where the problems are identified, suggest positive changes

(New York Times book review)


First Among Nisei: The Life and Writings of Masaji Marumoto (266 pp.), by Dennis M. Ogawa, professor of American Studies, University of Hawaii.

Marumoto was the first Asian to graduate from Harvard Law School and to serve on the supreme court of any state or territory. This account of his life and career is based on oral histories and his writings, which include excerpts from a diary he kept as a 14-year-old and letters he wrote home during World War II.

(Press release in the Advertiser)

New for The Reading Shelf

Recent additions to The Reading Shelf:

It Takes a Village, by Hillary Rodham Clinton. 10th anniversary edition. (press release)

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan. One of the New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2006. (NYT review)

Taking the High Road: A Metropolitan Agenda for Transportation Reform , Bruce Katz & Robert Puentes, Eds. (press release)

Web browsing

Browsing titles in a library or bookstore offers a different sort of pleasure than the quick find in Google. One of the first format features in HTML for the web browser was the bulleted list, an easily browsable presentation of content. Especially useful when sorted and harvested over a period of time, compiled lists can display trends and issues not readily discernible in a returned search hit list.

LRB Library's iClips not only daily gathers and lists news stories from online news providers, but compiles weekly selections of the local articles from Hawaii press for each month. Selecting the option to view the weekly compendium, one can browse a month's stories for each category.

During January and February, iClips harvested over 200 stories on the Hawaii State Legislature 2007 Session; and, proving the saying that everyone has an opinion, the largest weekly compendium of articles is, by far, the Editorials: February alone with over 300 listings.

Hawaii Admin Rules Table of Statutory Sections Implemented

The 2006 edition of the Hawaii Administrative Rules Table of Statutory Sections Implemented has recently been published by the Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) and includes all of the rules of Hawaii state government agencies filed with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in the Hawaii Administrative Rules format prior to May 1, 2006. All prior versions of the Table are superseded. This publication also contains a partial directory of the State's administrative rules listing all of the chapters organized under each of the titles of the Hawaii Administrative Rules.

Caveat: This table contains no references to rules that have not been converted to the Hawaii Administrative Rules format, or that are exempt from the Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act , Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes (pdf).

Hawaii Administrative Rules 2006 Table Of Statutory Sections Implemented And Directory 2006 Supplement To 2001 Cumulative Edition
(2006, pdf, 144pp/335kB)

See also:
Hawaii Administrative Rules Directory, 2001 Cumulative Edition.
(2001, pdf, 527pp/1.3MB)

LRB Note, 02-11, Administrative Agency Rules (2002, pdf, 4pp/24kB)

Online access to Hawaii Administrative Rules