Haw. Rev. Stat. § 281-105

The determination of whether the acts of an investigator or other employee of the liquor commission, when the investigator or other employee is being prosecuted or sued, were done in the performance of the investigator's or other employee's duty, so as to entitle the investigator or other employee to be represented by the county attorney or corporation counsel of the county or city and county of the commission in question, or by an attorney employed and paid by the commission shall be made by the commission of the county after consultation with the county attorney or corporation counsel who may make a recommendation to the commission in respect thereof if the county attorney or corporation counsel so desires, and such determination shall be conclusive for such purpose only.