6 , ▁Hawai i ▁Re vised ▁Stat utes ; ▁ ▁- ▁Ins pect ▁and ▁examine ▁at ▁reasonable ▁hours ▁any ▁prem ises , ▁and ▁the ▁buildings ▁and ▁other ▁structures ▁there on , ▁where ▁har b ors ▁or ▁har bor ▁facilities ▁are ▁situated , ▁or ▁where ▁har bor - related ▁activities ▁are ▁operated ▁or ▁conducted ; ▁and ▁ ▁- ▁Sub ject ▁to ▁limitations ▁as ▁may ▁be ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁serve ▁and ▁execute ▁war r ants , ▁arrest ▁off enders , ▁and ▁serve ▁not ices ▁and ▁orders . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 2 6 6 , ▁Hawai i ▁Re vised ▁Stat utes , ▁is ▁unique ▁because ▁it ▁implicitly ▁conf ers ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁police ▁officers ▁upon ▁the ▁Hawai i ▁Director ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁and ▁any ▁officer , ▁employee , ▁or ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁department , ▁but ▁the ▁Director ▁cho oses ▁to ▁limit ▁those ▁powers ▁to ▁appointed ▁Har bor ▁En for cement ▁Offic ers . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁at ▁commercial ▁ports ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Law ▁enfor cement ▁authority , ▁and ▁the ▁authorization ▁to ▁appoint ▁police ▁officers ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁but ▁has ▁switched ▁from ▁state ▁ag ency ▁to ▁ag ency ▁until ▁explicitly ▁re - de leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9