Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-4

  • 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
  • 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

The licensing authority may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate this chapter and its licensing laws, and to carry out its purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of consumers of services provided by a profession or vocation regulated by the licensing authority. The enumeration of specific matters which may properly be made the subject of rules shall not be construed to limit the licensing authority’s broad general power to make all rules necessary to fully effectuate the purpose of this chapter.