Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 3. Property; Family § 571-6

(a) For each family court, the judge, or the senior judge when there is more than one judge, shall appoint a chief administrative and executive officer who shall have the title of director of the family court. Under the general supervision of the senior judge or the judge, the director shall:

(b) For each family court the judge or senior judge where there is more than one shall appoint necessary probation officers, social workers, and marital counselors and may appoint, or make arrangements for the services of physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionally competent persons, to carry on the work of the court.

(c) Pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the deputy chief court administrator shall require each probation officer to complete training annually on juvenile justice or probation supervision best practices; provided that funding is available. The form and length of the training shall be determined by the deputy chief court administrator, or a designee, and at the discretion of the several deputy chief court administrators, training may be conducted jointly between judicial circuits, as defined in section 603-1.