Cultural-Value-Based Bureaucratic Reform in North Halmahera Regency

life of society, nation and state. This is caused by a change in the paradigm of thinking, due to speed the science and technological development that are no longer significant with the realities of life. The getting global reality of life and the rapid demands of democracy, decentralization, human rights encourage a reform capable to put an end to authoritarian rule in Indonesia. \ud In politics and government, particularly in the aspect of governmental organization (bureaucracy) also revolved a ???bureaucratic reform,??? aiming at building an efficient, effective, accountable and well-performed bureaucracy, \ud providing excellent public services.. Researches on bureaucratic reform based on cultural value (cultural approach) are rarely found. In fact, the combining use of structural and cultural approaches in government bureaucratic reform can be expected to encourage the achievement of bureaucratic reform objectives. This study chose the location in North Halmahera Regency, where the community still uphold the cultural values as represented in its cultural symbol of ???Hibua Lamo.??? The research uses a qualitative method and the technique of content analysis. ???Hibua Lamo??? gives birth to various cultural values and social norms that are formally enacted, putting ???Hibua Lamo??? into a pattern of organization in society and government. The Regent of North Halmahera implemented a bureaucratic reform in his local governance based on the considerations of balance between ???institutional power??? according to legislation and social norms institutionalized in ???Hibua Lamo???. The combined consideration of balance between the legislation and the institutionalized social norms made the Regent of North Halmahera capable to implement the policies of bureaucratic reform in North Halmahera, thereby building an efficient, effective and well-performed bureaucracy as well as reducing poverty from 57.16% to 9.97%, increasing annual per capita income of about 30%, and encouraging economic growth in North Halmahera Regency approximately 6.04%. \ud Keywords: bureaucratic reform, cultural values, social norms, hibua lamo \ud Absirak. Penelitian tentang reformasi birokrasi berbasis pada nilai-nilai budaya (pendekatan budaya) masihjarang ditemukan. Padahal, perpaduan pendekatan struktural dan budaya dalam reformasi birokrasi pemerintahan bisa diharapkan mendorong pencapaian lujuan reformasi birokrasi. Penelitian mi memilih lokasi di Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, dimana masyarakatnya masih sangat men] unj ung tinggi nilai-nilai budaya yang tersimpul dalam simbol budaya ???Hibua Lamo ???, dengan menggunakan metode kualita1f dan teknik analisis isi. Dalam ???Hibua Lamo??? lahir berbagai nilai-nilai budaya dan norma-norma sosial yang secara formal diberlakukan, menempatkan ???Hibua Lamo??? men] adi pola pengaturan dalam kehidupan masyarakat dan pemerintahan. Bupati Kabupaten Halmahera Utara dalam penyelenggaraan reformasi birokrasi pemermntahan daerahnya berdasarkan pertimbangan keseimbangan ???kekuasaan keleinbagaan??? menurut peraturan perundang-undangan dengan norma-norma sosial yang melembaga pada ???Hibua Lamo ???. Perpaduan pertimbangan keseimbangan antara peraturan perundang-undangan dengan norma-norma sosial yang telah melembaga men] adikan Bupati Halmahera Utara mampu mengimplementasikan berbagai kebijakan reformasi birokro.si Kabupaten Nalmahera Utara sehingga lerbangun birokrasi yang efisien, efek1f dan berkinerja serta mampu menurunkan penduduk miskin dan 57,16% menjadi 9,97%, meningkatkun pendapatan perkapita pertahun masyarakat sekitar 30%, serta mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi Kabupaten Halmahera Utara sekitar 6,04%