Haw. Rev. Stat. § 338-2: Authority and duties of the department of health.

The department of health, herein referred to as the department, shall:

(1) Establish a central bureau of public health statistics with suitable offices properly equipped for the safety and preservation of all its official records;

(2) Install a statewide system of public health statistics;

(3) Make and amend, after notice and hearing, necessary regulations, give instructions and prescribe forms for collecting, transcribing, compiling, and preserving public health statistics; and

(4) Enforce this part and the regulations made pursuant thereto.