Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Subtitle 1 - General Departmental Provisions and Programs
Chapter 1 - GENERAL ORGANIZATION, PRACTICE, AND PROCEDURE
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5-1-7 - Seal of the attorney general

(a) The official seal of the attorney general shall be circular in shape, one and fifteen-sixteenths inches in diameter, with the heraldic shield of the great seal of the State of Hawaii in the center. Framing the heraldic shield at the top and sides shall be an equal-arm balance symbolizing the scales of justice, with the beam above the heraldic shield being arched or curved as a yoke and with bowl-shaped scalepans suspended on each side by three cords. Below the heraldic shield shall be a banner bearing the latin words "LEX SUPREMA EST," meaning "the law is supreme." The heraldic shield, the equal-arm balance, and the banner shall be encircled concentrically first by a string of beads and then by a rope. In the area between the concentric circles formed by the string of beads and by the rope, there shall be the words "ATTORNEY GENERAL" on the scroll or curve in the top portion and the words "STATE OF HAWAII" on the scroll or curve in the bottom portion. Between those words, level with the scalepans, there shall be one five-pointed star on each side. For illustrative purposes, a black and white drawing of the official seal is attached at the end of this section as Exhibit "A," titled "Seal of the Attorney General," and dated November 1, 1988, and made a part of this section.

(b) The official seal of the attorney general shall be embossed near the signature of the attorney general to verify commissions of appointment of deputy attorneys general and notaries public, certificates, and other formal official documents on which the official seal has been customarily used or is appropriate to be used, as the attorney general may determine on a case-by-case basis.

(c) The seal of the attorney general may also be reproduced, in either an enlarged or a reduced size, on official stationery, reports, certificates, equipment, supplies, uniform insignia, and other objects and items to be used or produced by the department of the attorney general, but the reproduction and use of the seal of the attorney general shall always be subject to the exclusive control of the attorney general.

(d) A reproduction of the seal may be a black and white drawing, an engraved image, or a colored image, whether printed, painted, or embroidered, as approved by the attorney general for a particular use.

(e) A colored reproduction of the seal of the attorney general shall conform to the following description. The heraldic shield shall bear the colors specified for the heraldic shield of the state coat of arms described in section 5-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The yoke-shaped beam and the scalepans of the equal-arm balance and the banner shall be in gold, with the cords suspending the scalepans and the motto on the banner in black. Appropriate shading shall be used to present a three-dimensional appearance. The background within the string of beads shall be white. The string of beads, the outer circle of rope, and the letters and stars between the beads and rope shall be in gold. The background area between the string of beads and outer circle of rope shall be in royal blue.