Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2 – General definitions
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- authority: means the director, or any licensing board or commission under the administrative control of the director pursuant to section 26-9(c), authorized by statute to grant or to deny licenses. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- Board: means any board or commission which is created and authorized by statute to issue a professional or vocational license, and is established within or transferred to the department for administrative purposes or subject to the administrative control or supervision of the director. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- 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.
- Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- License: means the permission to engage in a profession or vocation granted by the applicable licensing authority to a person who has satisfied every requirement for licensure, and shall include any registration, certificate, or other document issued by the licensing authority reflecting proof of permission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- Licensee: means the person in whose name the licensing authority grants a license. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- Licensing laws: means the applicable chapter providing for the regulation, licensing, and practice of a profession or vocation by the licensing authority. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- 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.
- Person: includes an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, business, trust, or any organized group of persons or legal entity, or any combination thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- Program: means any regulatory program in which the director is authorized by law to grant or to deny a license to a person seeking permission to engage in a profession or vocation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
As used in this chapter:
“Board” means any board or commission which is created and authorized by statute to issue a professional or vocational license, and is established within or transferred to the department for administrative purposes or subject to the administrative control or supervision of the director.
“Department” means the department of commerce and consumer affairs.
“Director” means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.
“Executive secretary” or equivalent expressions means the individual employed by the department subject to chapter 76, who shall assist the licensing authority in administering this chapter, its licensing laws, rules, and orders, and who shall perform such other ministerial duties and delegated functions as authorized by law.
“Forfeit” or “forfeiture” means the immediate and automatic termination or cancellation without any prior consultation with the licensee of a license issued by a board, caused by a licensee’s voluntary or involuntary failure to comply with the requirements for maintaining or renewing a license.
“License” means the permission to engage in a profession or vocation granted by the applicable licensing authority to a person who has satisfied every requirement for licensure, and shall include any registration, certificate, or other document issued by the licensing authority reflecting proof of permission.
“Licensee” means the person in whose name the licensing authority grants a license.
“Licensing authority” or “authority” means the director, or any licensing board or commission under the administrative control of the director pursuant to section Department of commerce and consumer affairs” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>26-9(c), authorized by statute to grant or to deny licenses.
“Licensing laws” means the applicable chapter providing for the regulation, licensing, and practice of a profession or vocation by the licensing authority.
“Person” includes an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, business, trust, or any organized group of persons or legal entity, or any combination thereof.
“Program” means any regulatory program in which the director is authorized by law to grant or to deny a license to a person seeking permission to engage in a profession or vocation.
“Reinstate” or “reinstatement” means the permission to engage in a profession or vocation granted by the applicable licensing authority to a person whose license has been previously suspended by the licensing authority.
“Renew” or “renewal” means the permission to engage in a profession or vocation granted by the applicable licensing authority to a licensee who has applied for an extension of a current and valid license.
“Restore” or “restoration” means the permission to engage in a profession or vocation granted by the applicable licensing authority to a person whose license has been previously forfeited by the licensing authority.