(a) In addition to any other acts or conditions provided by law, the director may refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore or may deny, revoke, suspend, fine, reprimand, or condition in any manner, the license of any person or entity issued for this chapter, for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to the following:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-27

  • contest: means a contest or exhibition in a mixed martial arts event in which a mixed martial arts contestant competes with another mixed martial arts contestant, using mixed martial arts, and includes an amateur mixed martial arts contest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • contestant: means a person who is trained in mixed martial arts and competes in a mixed martial arts contest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Manager: means any person who:

    (1) Undertakes or has undertaken to represent in any way the interests of any mixed martial arts contestant in procuring, arranging, or conducting any contest in which the mixed martial arts contestant is to participate; provided that "manager" shall not include an attorney licensed to practice in this State in the attorney's legal representation of a mixed martial arts contestant; or

    (2) Directs or controls the mixed martial arts activities of the mixed martial arts contestant. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1

  • Mixed martial arts: means unarmed combat involving the use, subject to any applicable limits set forth in this chapter and any rules adopted to implement these limits, of a combination of techniques, including grappling, kicking, and striking, from different disciplines of martial arts. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • Promoter: means an individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, limited liability corporation, limited liability partnership, or any other type of business entity that promotes, conducts, holds, or gives a mixed martial arts contest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
(1) Violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted by the director, or any other law or rule that applies to those persons licensed under this chapter;
(2) Manifest incapacity, professional misconduct, or unethical conduct;
(3) Making any false representations or promises through advertising or other dissemination of information;
(4) Any fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful act in connection with the licensing of any promoter under this chapter or in connection with any mixed martial arts contest;
(5) Making any false or misleading statement in any application or document submitted or required to be filed under this chapter;
(6) Revocation or suspension of a license or other disciplinary action against the licensee by any other regulatory entity over mixed martial arts contests;
(7) Failure to report any disciplinary action, including medical and mandatory suspensions, or revocation or suspension of a license in another jurisdiction not less than fifteen calendar days preceding any mixed martial arts match in which the licensee participates or within thirty calendar days following the disciplinary decision, whichever is earlier; or
(8) Participation in any sham or false mixed martial arts contest.
(b) A manager may be held responsible for all violations of this chapter by a mixed martial arts contestant whom the manager manages and may be subject to license revocation or suspension, or a fine, or any combination thereof, irrespective of whether any disciplinary action is taken against the mixed martial arts contestant.

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