Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-19

  • Board: means the motor vehicle repair industry board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Motor vehicle: means any passenger car, truck, truck tractor, motorcycle, or motor scooter, as defined in § 286-2, and the integral parts thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Motor vehicle mechanic: means any person whether self-employed or employed by another, who, for compensation, engages in the diagnosis or repair of malfunctions of motor vehicles, and may be classified as "intermediate" or "journey worker" as the terms are commonly used in the motor vehicle repair industry. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1

The circuit court of the judicial circuit in which any person carries on, or attempts to carry on, business as a motor vehicle repair dealer or acts or holds oneself out as a motor vehicle mechanic or motor vehicle mechanic apprentice in violation of this chapter, or any rule made pursuant to this chapter, shall on application of the board, issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining such conduct.

The proceedings under this section shall be governed by the Hawaii rules of civil procedure, except that no undertaking shall be required, and the board shall not be required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of an adequate remedy at law or irreparable injury.