§289-5  Suspension and revocation of license.  The director of finance shall suspend or revoke a license, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard by the licensee, if the director of finance finds:

     (1)  The license was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or

     (2)  The licensee or any partner or principal officer of the licensee, if a partnership or a corporation, has failed to comply with this chapter or the laws of the State relating to the registration of motor vehicles; or

     (3)  The licensee has been guilty of a fraudulent act in connection with selling or otherwise dealing in a wrecked or rebuilt motor vehicle or in dealing in used motor vehicle parts or accessories; or

     (4)  The licensee has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, and not pardoned; or

     (5)  In case the licensee is a corporation, partnership, trust, or other business association, the director of finance may revoke or suspend the license in the event the director of finance finds that any officer, director, trustee, employee, or partner of the licensee has been guilty of any act or omission which would be cause for revoking or suspending a license issued to such officer, director, trustee, employee, or partner as an individual; or the director of finance’s findings may be based on facts contained in the application, or any other information the director of finance may have, or both.

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 289-5

  • Business: includes any activities engaged in by any person or organization or caused to be engaged in by the person or it for the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or indirect. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 289-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director of finance: means the director of finance of each county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 289-1
  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle which is self-propelled. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 289-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.