Department of Budget and Finance

The Department of Budget and Finance prepares ผู้ว่าการรัฐ's executive budget, manages the state's financial accounts and debt, administers employee benefit programs รวมถึง the Employees' Retirement System, and oversees the State's financial management systems. ประสานงานthe budget process across all state departments and provides financial analysis to support executive branch decision-making. The department's debt management decisions affect Hawaii's bond ratings and borrowing costs.

The department's budget development process determines how much money goes to schools, healthcare, housing, and other state programs that affect residents daily. State employees and retirees are ได้รับผลกระทบโดยตรง by the department's administration of retirement and benefit programs.