Haw. Code R. § 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.
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