▁ordin ances ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁count ies ▁throughout ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁as ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁law . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁State wide ▁Tra ffic ▁Code , ▁Chapter ▁ 2 9 1 C , ▁Hawai i ▁Re vised ▁Stat utes , ▁defines ▁' pol ice ▁officer ' ▁as : ▁" every ▁officer ▁author ized ▁to ▁direct ▁or ▁reg ulate ▁traffic ▁or ▁to ▁make ▁arr ests ▁for ▁viol ations ▁of ▁traffic ▁reg ulations ." ▁ ▁H P ▁is ▁author ized ▁to ▁' reg ulate ▁traffic ▁or ▁to ▁make ▁arr ests ▁for ▁viol ations ▁of ▁traffic ▁reg ulations ' ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Chap ters ▁ 9 1 , ▁ 2 6 6 ▁and ▁ 2 9 1 C , ▁Hawai i ▁Re vised ▁Stat utes . ▁ ▁R ules ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁' tra ffic ' ▁on ▁parc els ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁are ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁Chapter ▁ 1 9 - 4 3 , ▁Hawai i ▁Administr ative ▁R ules . ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Mer gers ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁HD OT ▁indicated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁planning ▁on ▁mer ging ▁H P ▁and ▁State ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁deput ies ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Daniel ▁K . ▁In ou ye ▁International ▁Airport ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag ency ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁department . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁House ▁Bill ▁No . ▁ 2 4 0