{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-338-2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 338-2","heading":"Authority and duties of the department of health.","body":"The department of health, herein referred to as the department, shall:\n\n(1) Establish a central bureau of public health statistics with suitable offices properly equipped for the safety and preservation of all its official records;\n\n(2) Install a statewide system of public health statistics;\n\n(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\n\n(4) Enforce this part and the regulations made pursuant thereto.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 19","Chapter 338"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0338/HRS_0338-0002.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"c956a7cad9274206d34e706770405b27b539bf04db16fca0290949a0f32b2488","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-338-19","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-338-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}