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The Okinawan Celebration Commission was established by Act 226, 1979 Session Laws (approved June 26, 1979) for the purpose of celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the arrival of the Okinawan people in Hawaiʻi. The governor was authorized to appoint a commission whose role was outlined in the minutes of their first meeting (October ll, 1979) as follows: " ••• shall be responsible for working in conjunction with the
grassroots, the UOA" (United Okinawan Association) "and other interested parties, associations, groups or otherwise. To prepare in conjunction with the UOA program plans, goals and objectives, plan of action based upon the philosophical goals, timetable of events, and quarterly and annual financial and program reports on the progress of the activities. In addition, the Commission shall be responsible for the generation of needed program funds ••• " The Commission was administratively under the office of the governor and spearheaded and assisted in
the major Okinawan celebrations during 1980. These activities included a visit by Governor Nishime of Okinawa from January 18-25, 1980 (and further visits in August and December), an essay contest for intermediate and high school students, the Nisei-Sansei Study Tour to Okinawa in October 1980 and many cultural and sports events held on each island. The Commission held its final meeting on June 18, 1982 and terminated
itself o!\June 30, 1982. It published a'Final'Report1 June 1982, which reviews the activities of the commission.

The Officer of Customs, entitled the Harbor Master, kept the earliest records of shipping and harbor affairs from 1841 to 1845 under the Treasury Board in the Ministry of the Interior. It was the duty of the Harbor Master to grant permission to vessels to land their cargo, which was originally allowed free. In January of 1843, a 5% duty on imported goods was imposed, (raised to 10% in 1860 and to 25% in 1876). which made it necessary to establish a Customs House and to hire a Collector. The offices of Harbor Master and Collector were combined and William Paty was appointed to the position.

The Civil Code of the Hawaiian Islands, enacted on May 17, 1859, provided, inter alia, that certain election records were to be forwarded to, and that all laws were to be deposited with, the Minister of the Interior, whose duty was to preserve, and in the case of the laws, promulgate them. By 1897, the duties of the Minister of the Interior relating to elections had been expanded to include appointing and paying election inspectors. These duties were among those transferred to the Secretary of Hawaii when the "Act to Provide a Government for the Territory of Hawaii" (the Organic Act) became law on April 30, 1900. That Act organized the U.S. Territorial government which succeeded the sovereign Hawaiian government. The Organic Act created the office of the Secretary of Hawaii, and assigned to him responsibility for several functions assigned to the executive or Minister of the Interior of the former government. Later, additional functions were assigned to the Secretary of Hawaii.
The Office of Secretary of Hawaii was disestablished and replaced by the office of Lieutenant Governor concurrent with Statehood in 1959.