Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 121-13

All commissioned officers of the army or air national guard shall be commissioned by the commander in chief but the commander in chief may refuse to issue a commission to any person, if in the commander in chief's opinion, the person is in any way unqualified or unworthy to be an officer. All commissions in the military service of this State shall be in the name and by authority of the State, sealed with the state seal, signed by the governor, attested by the adjutant general, and recorded in rosters periodically prepared and printed by the department of defense.