(a) The notice of administrative revocation shall provide, at a minimum and in clear language, the following general information relating to administrative revocation:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-34

  • Administrative revocation: means termination of the respondent's license, and the privilege to operate a vessel underway on or in the waters of the State pursuant to part III, but does not include any revocation imposed under § 291E-61 or 291E-61. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Alcohol: means ethanol or any substance containing ethanol. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Director: means the administrative director of the courts or any other person within the judiciary appointed by the director to conduct administrative reviews or hearings or carry out other functions relating to administrative revocation under part III. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Drug: means any controlled substance, as defined and enumerated in schedules I through IV of chapter 329, or its metabolites, or any substance that, when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of a person to operate a vehicle safely. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Drug enforcement contact: means :

    (1) Any administrative revocation ordered pursuant to part III;
    (2) Any administrative revocation ordered pursuant to part XIV of chapter 286, as that part was in effect on or before December 31, 2001;
    (3) Any suspension or revocation of license or any suspension or revocation of a privilege to operate a vessel underway imposed by this or any other state or federal jurisdiction for refusing to submit to a test for drug content in the person's blood or urine;
    (4) Any conviction in this State for operating or being in physical control of a vehicle while having an unlawful drug content in the blood or urine or while under the influence of drugs; or
    (5) Any conviction in any other state or federal jurisdiction for an offense that is comparable to operating or being in physical control of a vehicle while having an unlawful drug content in the blood or urine or while under the influence of drugs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Ignition interlock device: means a breath alcohol ignition interlock device that is certified pursuant to section 291E-6 and rules adopted thereunder that, when affixed to the ignition system of a motor vehicle, prevents the vehicle from being started without first testing, and thereafter from being operated without periodically retesting, a deep-lung breath sample of the person required to use the device that indicates the person's alcohol concentration is less than . See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Law enforcement officer: means any public servant, whether employed by the State, a county, or by the United States, vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses or to enforce the criminal laws, and includes a conservation and resources enforcement officer as specified in section 199-3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • License: means any driver's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under, or granted by, the laws of this State and includes:

    (1) Any learner's permit or instruction permit;
    (2) The privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle, regardless of whether the person holds a valid license;
    (3) Any nonresident's operating privilege; and
    (4) The eligibility, including future eligibility, of any person to apply for a license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • notice: means the written notice issued to the respondent pursuant to section 291E-33. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Operate: means to drive or assume actual physical control of a vehicle upon a public way, street, road, or highway or to navigate or otherwise use or assume physical control of a vessel underway on or in the waters of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Privilege: refers to the authority to operate a vessel underway on or in the waters of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Respondent: means a person to whom a notice of administrative revocation has been issued following an arrest for a violation of § 291E-61 or 291E-61. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • State: means : any state or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the United States Virgin Islands; American Samoa; Guam; any province or territory of the Dominion of Canada; and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except when the word, in context, clearly refers to the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Substance: means any plant, medication, poison, natural or synthetic chemical, or any compound or combination of these, and includes but is not limited to central nervous system depressants, central nervous systems stimulants, hallucinogens, dissociative anesthetics, narcotic analgesics, inhalants, and cannabis. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Temporary permit: means that portion of the notice of administrative revocation that, when completed by a law enforcement officer, permits the respondent to operate a vehicle for thirty days in the case of an alcohol related offense and forty-four days in the case of a drug related offense or until such time as the director may establish under part III. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Under the influence: means that a person:

    (1) Is under the influence of alcohol in an amount sufficient to impair the person's normal mental faculties or ability to care for the person and guard against casualty;
    (2) Is under the influence of any drug that impairs the person's ability to operate the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner;
    (3) Has . See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Valid license: means a license that:

    (1) Is issued by an authorized licensing official in any state;
    (2) Authorizes an individual to operate a motor vehicle on public streets, roads, or highways; and
    (3) Has not expired or been revoked, suspended, or canceled. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
  • Vehicle: includes a:

    (1) Motor vehicle;
    (2) Moped; and
    (3) Vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291E-1
(1) The statutory authority for administrative revocation;
(2) An explanation of the distinction between administrative revocation and a suspension or revocation imposed under section vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2022″ statecd=”HI”>291E-61 or 291E-61.5; and
(3) That criminal charges filed pursuant to section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5 may be prosecuted concurrently with the administrative action.
(b) The notice, when completed by the law enforcement officer and issued to the respondent, shall contain at a minimum the following information relating to the incident that gives rise to the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation:

(1) Information identifying the respondent;
(2) The specific violation for which the respondent was arrested;
(3) The date issued and the date the administrative revocation is scheduled to go into effect;
(4) The expiration date of the temporary permit; and
(5) That the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation will be administratively reviewed.
(c) The notice shall provide, at a minimum, the following information relating to the administrative review:

(1) That the review is automatic;
(2) That the respondent, within three days of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of an alcohol related offense and within seventeen days of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of a drug related offense, may submit written information demonstrating why the respondent’s license and privilege to operate a vehicle should not be administratively revoked;
(3) The address or location where the respondent may submit the information;
(4) That the respondent is not entitled to be present or represented at the administrative review; and
(5) That the administrative review decision shall be mailed to the respondent:

(A) No later than eight days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of an alcohol related offense; and
(B) No later than twenty-two days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of a drug related offense.
(d) The notice shall state that, if the respondent’s license and privilege to operate a vehicle is not administratively revoked after the review, the respondent’s license shall be returned, unless a subsequent alcohol or drug enforcement contact has occurred, along with a certified statement that the administrative revocation proceedings have been terminated.
(e) The notice shall state that, if the respondent’s license and privilege to operate a vehicle is administratively revoked after the review, a decision shall be mailed to the respondent, or to the parent or guardian of the respondent if the respondent is under the age of eighteen, that shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The reasons why the respondent’s license and privilege to operate a vehicle is administratively revoked;
(2) That the respondent may request the director, within six days of the date the decision is mailed, to schedule an administrative hearing to review the administrative revocation;
(3) That, if the respondent’s request for an administrative hearing is received by the director within six days of the date the decision was mailed, the hearing shall be scheduled to commence:

(A) No later than twenty-five days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of an alcohol related offense; and
(B) No later than thirty-nine days after the date of the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation in the case of a drug related offense;
(4) The procedure to request an administrative hearing;
(5) That failure to request an administrative hearing within the time provided shall cause the administrative revocation to take effect for the period and under the conditions established by the director in the decision;
(6) That the respondent may regain the right to a hearing by requesting the director, within sixty days after the issuance of the notice of administrative revocation, to schedule a hearing;
(7) That the director shall schedule the hearing to commence no later than thirty days after a request under paragraph (6) is received, but that, except as provided in section 291E-38(j), the temporary permit shall not be extended if the respondent fails to request an administrative hearing within the initial six-day period provided for that purpose;
(8) That failure to attend the hearing shall cause the administrative revocation to take effect for the period and under the conditions indicated;
(9) The duration of the administrative revocation and other conditions that may be imposed, including: referral to the driver’s education program for an assessment of the respondent’s substance abuse or dependence and the need for treatment; and
(10) That the respondent shall obtain an ignition interlock permit in order to operate a vehicle during the revocation period if the respondent had a valid license at the time of the arrest.
(f) The notice shall provide, at a minimum, the following information relating to administrative hearings:

(1) That the respondent shall have six days from the date the administrative review decision was mailed to request that an administrative hearing be scheduled;
(2) That a request for an administrative hearing and payment of a $30 fee, unless waived pursuant to § 291E-39, shall entitle the respondent to review and copy, prior to the hearing, all documents that were considered at the administrative review, including the arrest report and the sworn statements;
(3) That the respondent may be represented by an attorney, submit evidence, give testimony, and present and cross-examine witnesses;
(4) That, in cases where the respondent is under the age of eighteen, a parent or guardian must be present; and
(5) That a written decision shall be mailed no later than five days after completion of the hearing.
(g) The notice shall state that, if the administrative revocation is reversed after the hearing, the respondent’s license shall be returned, along with a certified statement that the administrative revocation proceedings have been terminated.
(h) The notice shall state that, if the administrative revocation is sustained at the hearing, a written decision shall be mailed to the respondent, or to the parent or guardian of the respondent if the respondent is under the age of eighteen, that shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The effective date of the administrative revocation;
(2) The duration of the administrative revocation;
(3) Other conditions that may be imposed by law, including the use of an ignition interlock device; and
(4) The right to obtain judicial review.
(i) The notice shall state that failure of the respondent, or of the parent or guardian of the respondent if the respondent is under the age of eighteen, to attend a scheduled hearing shall cause the administrative revocation to take effect as provided in the administrative review decision.

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