In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, each licensing authority may:

(1) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, issue declaratory rulings or informal nonbinding interpretations, and conduct contested case proceedings pursuant to chapter 91;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-7

  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) Grant, deny, convert, forfeit, renew, reinstate, or restore licenses, including the issuance of conditional licenses;
(3) Revoke, suspend, or otherwise limit the license of any licensee for any violation of the provisions in this chapter, the licensing laws, or any rule or order of the licensing authority;
(4) Develop requirements for licensure through the applicable licensing law or rules;
(5) Investigate and conduct hearings regarding any violation of this chapter, the licensing laws, and any rule or order of the licensing authority;
(6) Monitor the scope of practice of the profession or vocation regulated by the licensing authority;
(7) Prepare, administer, and grade examinations; provided that the licensing authority may contract with a testing agency to provide those services, and the licensing authority may also reserve the right to modify, amend, change, or regrade the examination;
(8) Create fact-finding committees which may make recommendations to the licensing authority for its deliberations;
(9) Contract with qualified persons including investigators who may be exempt from chapter 76 and who shall assist the licensing authority in exercising its powers and duties; and
(10) Subpoena witnesses and documents, administer oaths, and receive affidavits and oral testimony, including telephonic communications, and do any and all things necessary or incidental to the exercise of the licensing authority’s power and duties, including the authority to conduct contested case proceedings under chapter 91.

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