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Under the Republic of Hawaii, the Office of Auditor-General was succeeded by the Department of the Auditor-General by Act 39 of Sessions laws of Hawaii, 1898. The Organic Act renamed the Auditor-General position "the Comptroller" in 1900. In practice, the territorial government continued to use the titles "Auditor” and “Auditor of the Territory" until the post was renamed “Comptroller” by the Territorial Legislature in 1957 (Act 152).

The Audit Division was established with the Department of Accounting and General Service in 1959, under the Reorganization Act of 1959, Act 1, Second Special Session.

The first organic act, “to organize the Executive Ministry,” October 25, 1845, formally established the Office of the Minister of the Interior to preside over the Department of the Interior, later established on April 27, 1846, by an “act to organize the Executive Departments.” Prior to the first organic act, on March 26, 1845, King Kamehameha III entrusted the duties of the Minister of the Interior to Dr. Gerrit P. Judd, who served as Minister until February 7,1846.

The act designated the Premier (Kuhina Nui), then John Young II, as Minister but an amendment relieving the Premier of this duty was passed on January 15,1855. John Young II resigned the Premiership and continued to serve as Minister until June 6, 1857 when he was succeeded by Lot Kamehameha (June 1857 December 1863). Later ministers were G.M. Robertson (December 1863 February 1864), C.G. Hopkins (February 1864 Apri1 1865), F.W. Hutchison (April1865 January 1873), E.O. Hall (January 1873 February 1874), H.A. Widemann (February May 1874), W.L. Green (May October 1874), W.L. Moehonua (October 1874-December 1876), J. Mott Smith (December1876 Ju1y 1878), S.G. Wilder (July 1878 August 1880), J.E. Bush (August September 1880), H.A.P. Carter (September 1880 December 1881), W.N. Armstrong (December 1881 May 1882), S.K. Kaai (May August 1882), J.E. Bush (August 1882 Ju1y 1883), W.M. Gibson (June October 1886), L. Aholo (October 1886 Ju1y 1887), L.A. Thurston (July 1887 June 1890), C.N. Spencer (June 1890 September 1892), C.T. Gulick (September November 1892), G.N. Wilcox (November 1892 January 1893), J.F. Colburn (January 13 17, 1893), J.A. King (January 1893-0ctober 1899), A. Young (October 1899-May 1900), S.M. Damon (May-June 1900).

The Deputy Director of Health is the direct subordinate of the Director of the Department. Like his predecessor, the Assistant Health Executive, he directs the administrative staff offices for department-wide services (including budget, facilities, personnel management and public information), and oversees the three neighbor island District Health Offices for Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, also, for the purpose of ensuring uniform health services throughout the state.

Documented the Deputy Director's administration of environmental law and policy. Cases related to environmental health problems, animal feed contamination, pesticide approval and air pollution.

In 1959 the Hawaii State Reorganization Act created a Department of Health under a single head called the Director, under the supervision of the Governor, and limited the powers of the Board of Health to that of serving in an advisory capacity to the Director. The Board now serves only as an advisory body.

The 1847 Act organizing the Judiciary Department designated the district and police courts as the island courts not of record. District and police court determinations were subject to appeal in the circuit courts on their respective island. District and police justices had jurisdiction to determine all civil and criminal cases. Police justices were assigned to the ports of Honolulu and Lahaina and had jurisdiction over both minor civil and criminal as well as maritime cases. Police justices also had jurisdiction over foreigners over the entire island or circuit in which his district was situated.

In 1892, the Judiciary reorganized. The islands of Kauai and Niihau were designated the Fifth Circuit.

The 1892 Judiciary reorganization designated all police justices as district magistrates, holding powers formerly exercised by police justices.

The district courts' jurisdiction remained the same when Hawaii became a territory of the United States in 1900. The exception was maritime cases which were not heard in the district courts after 1900.

Traffic violations, previously handled by the county police departments, were criminalized and heard in the district courts after 1960.

The 1847 Act organizing the Judiciary Department designated the district and police courts as the island courts not of record. District and police court determinations were subject to appeal in the circuit courts on their respective island. District and police justices had jurisdiction to determine all civil and criminal cases. Police justices were assigned to the ports of Honolulu and Lahaina and had jurisdiction over both minor civil and criminal as well as maritime cases. Police justices also had jurisdiction over foreigners over the entire island or circuit in which his district was situated.

The 1892 Judiciary reorganization designated all police justices as district magistrates, holding powers formerly exercised by police justices.

The district courts' jurisdiction remained the same when Hawaii became a territory of the United States in 1900. The exception was maritime cases which were not heard in the district courts after 1900.

Traffic violations, previously handled by the county police departments, were criminalized and heard in the district courts after 1960.

The 1847 Act organizing the Judiciary Department designated the district and police courts as the island courts not of record. District and police court determinations were subject to appeal in the circuit courts on their respective island. District and police justices had jurisdiction to determine all civil and criminal cases. Police justices were assigned to the ports of Honolulu and Lahaina and had jurisdiction over both minor civil and criminal as well as maritime cases. Police justices also had jurisdiction over foreigners over the entire island or circuit in which his district was situated.

In 1892, the Judiciary reorganized. The islands of Kauai and Niihau were designated the Fifth Circuit. The jurisdiction of the Fourth Circuit encompassed the districts of Hamakua, Hilo and Puna on the island of Hawaii. In 1943 the Fourth Circuit was abolished and the entire island of Hawaii was again designated the Third Circuit.

The 1892 Judiciary reorganization designated all police justices as district magistrates, holding powers formerly exercised by police justices.

The district courts' jurisdiction remained the same when Hawaii became a territory of the United States in 1900. The exception was maritime cases which were not heard in the district courts after 1900.

The 1847 Act organizing the Judiciary Department designated the district and police courts as the island courts not of record. District and police court determinations were subject to appeal in the circuit courts on their respective island. District and police justices had jurisdiction to determine all civil and criminal cases. Police justices were assigned to the ports of Honolulu and Lahaina and had jurisdiction over both minor civil and criminal as well as maritime cases. Police justices also had jurisdiction over foreigners over the entire island or circuit in which his district was situated.

The 1892 Judiciary reorganization designated all police justices as district magistrates, holding powers formerly exercised by police justices.

The district courts' jurisdiction remained the same when Hawaii became a territory of the United States in 1900. The exception was maritime cases which were not heard in the district courts after 1900.

Traffic violations, previously handled by the county police departments, were criminalized and heard in the district courts after 1960.