(a) There shall be a contractors license board of thirteen members.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 444-3

  • Board: means the contractors license board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 444-1
  • Contractor: means any person who by oneself or through others offers to undertake, or holds oneself out as being able to undertake, or does undertake to alter, add to, subtract from, improve, enhance, or beautify any realty or construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement, or do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 444-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
(b) Of the board members:

(1) Ten shall be contractors who have been actively engaged in the contracting business for a period of not less than five years preceding the date of their appointment;
(2) Five shall be general engineering or building contractors, five shall be specialty contractors, and three shall be noncontractors. No member shall receive any compensation for the member’s services, but each shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of duties.
(c) Each county shall be represented on the board.
(d) No one, except the three noncontractor members, shall be eligible for appointment who does not at the time of the member’s appointment hold a valid and unexpired license to operate as a contractor.