Haw. Rev. Stat. § 52D-8: Police officers; counsel for.

Whenever a police officer is prosecuted for a crime or sued in a civil action for acts done in the performance of the officer's duty as a police officer, the police officer shall be represented and defended:

(1) In criminal proceedings by an attorney to be employed and paid by the county in which the officer is serving; and

(2) In civil cases by the corporation counsel or county attorney of the county in which the police officer is serving.