Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 448H-7

  • Apprentice elevator mechanic: means any person who is in training to acquire the skill to become an elevator mechanic and who is required to work for at least four years under the supervision of an elevator mechanic duly licensed under § 448H-6. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 448H-1
  • Board: means the elevator mechanics licensing board created by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 448H-1
  • Elevator mechanic: means any person who engages in the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, mechanical, or electrical work or adjustments of any elevator, dumbwaiter, stage lift, mechanized parking garage elevator, escalator, moving walk or ramp, lift including any construction, reconstruction, alteration, or adjustment of the structure or facility of which the same may be a part or to which the same may be attached, necessary for proper completion of the work on the elevator, dumbwaiter, stage lift, mechanized parking garage elevator, escalator, moving walk or ramp, or lift. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 448H-1

The board may issue a temporary permit to any person who has qualified as an elevator mechanic in another state with standards substantially equal to those of this chapter and who possesses skills or training not available in the State; provided that the board shall not register any such person as an apprentice elevator mechanic. The board shall, by rules and regulations, establish the terms of the temporary permit.