(a) Upon receipt of an application for a license to conduct an employment agency, the director may issue the license if the applicant has met the requirements of this chapter and chapter 436B.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 373-6

  • Applicant: means any person who uses the services of an employment agency to secure employment for that person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 373-1
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 373-1
  • Employment agency: means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association engaged in the business of providing employment information, procuring employment for applicants, or procuring employees for placement with employers upon request, for a fee or other valuable thing, exacted, charged, or received, but shall not include the United States or the State or instrumentalities thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 373-1
(b) Every license issued shall be valid only as to the employment agency and any branch offices of the employment agency.
(c) No license shall be issued to an employment agency that establishes or maintains a place of business in, or conducts business from, a home, apartment, hotel room, or any other location where the premises may be considered not in the public interest, unless approved by the director.
(d) A license issued under this chapter shall not be transferable.