(a) Any person may apply to the director for a license to act as a physician, referee, judge, manager, second, or mixed martial arts contestant to participate, either directly or indirectly, in any mixed martial arts contest; provided that no person may apply for a license as a professional mixed martial arts contestant unless the person is at least eighteen years of age. The application shall be in writing, on a form prescribed by the director, and signed by the applicant. The application shall contain a recital of facts as specified by the director for the director to determine whether or not the applicant possesses the necessary licensure and physical, mental, and moral qualifications to entitle the applicant to a license. The license requirement shall not apply to amateur mixed martial arts contestants; provided that an amateur mixed martial arts contestant shall be required to pass a physical examination conducted by a person licensed to practice medicine under chapter 453 prior to engaging in a mixed martial arts contest. The director shall adopt rules for licensure in accordance with chapter 91.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-8

  • Amateur mixed martial arts contestant: means a person who is trained in mixed martial arts, competes in an amateur mixed martial arts contest, and is at least eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-1
  • 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
  • Professional mixed martial arts contestant: means a person who is trained in mixed martial arts and competes in a mixed martial arts contest in which money, a prize, or purse, or other form of monetary compensation is offered or given to contestants. 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
(b) In addition, the applicant for a referee, judge, manager, or second license shall take and pass an examination or evaluation as provided by the director. The director may exempt an applicant for a manager, referee, judge, or second license from taking the examination or evaluation, if the applicant holds a valid manager, referee, judge, or second license in another jurisdiction with comparable mixed martial arts regulations.
(c) Any license to act as a physician, referee, judge, manager, second, or mixed martial arts contestant may be suspended or revoked, or the person otherwise disciplined by the director after a contested case hearing held in accordance with chapter 91.
(d) No license shall be granted to a promoter unless the promoter has submitted a criminal abstract on the promoter to the director.

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