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HI Rev Stat § 448B-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-3 Powers and duties of the director.

  §448B-3 Powers and duties of the director. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the director shall have the following powers and duties:  (1) Examine and approve the qualifications of all applicants under this chapter and issue a license to each successful applicant granting permission to use the title of "licensed dietitian" or "dietitian" in this State pursuant to this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant thereto;  (2) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules pursuant to chapter 91 as the director finds necessary to carry out this chapter;  (3) Administer, coordinate, and enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant thereto;  (4) Discipline a licensed dietitian for any cause described by this chapter or for any violation of the rules, and refuse to license a person for failure to meet licensure requirements or for any cause that would be grounds for disciplining a licensed dietitian; and  (5) Appoint an advisory committee consisting of licensed dietitians to assist with the implementation of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-4 Licensure required.

  §448B-4 Licensure required. No person shall purport to be a "licensed dietitian" or use the letters "L.D." in connection with the person's name, or use any words or symbols indicating or tending to indicate that the person is a licensed dietitian without meeting the applicable requirements and holding a license as set forth in this chapter. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-5 Licensure requirements.

  §448B-5 Licensure requirements. In addition to the application requirements provided by section 436B-10, the director shall adopt rules as deemed necessary for the licensure of dietitians to protect public health and safety, and may consider the following as minimum evidence that an applicant is qualified to be licensed:  (1) The applicant received a baccalaureate degree or post-baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major course of study in dietetics, human nutrition, food and nutrition, or food systems management, or academic requirements related thereto, approved by the commission on accreditation, or meets equivalent core requirements for the dietetics option at the University of Hawaii. In addition to basic dietetic principles of nutrition, human physiology, biochemistry, and behavioral and social sciences, course work shall include at least nine semester credits (or twelve quarter hours) relating to food science and food preparation. Applicants who have obtained their education outside of the United States and its territories shall have their academic degree validated by an agency authorized to validate foreign academic degrees as being equivalent to a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States. Validation of a foreign degree shall include a verification statement of completion of the major course of study or related academic requirements, basic dietetic principles, and course work specified in this paragraph;  (2) Satisfactorily complete a documented supervised practice experience component in dietetic practice of not less than nine hundred hours approved by the commission on accreditation;  (3) Pass the registration examination for dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; and  (4) Submit a report of any disciplinary action relating to dietetics practice taken against the applicant in another jurisdiction.  An individual who provides evidence of current registration in the association shall be deemed to have met the educational and supervised practice experience requirements of this section. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-6 Licensure by endorsement.

  §448B-6 Licensure by endorsement. The director shall grant, upon application and payment of proper fees, licensure to a person who, at the time of application, holds a valid certification or license as a dietitian issued by another state, territory, or jurisdiction if the requirements for that certification or license are equal to, or greater than, the requirements of this chapter. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-7 Issuance of license.

  §448B-7 Issuance of license. The director shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this chapter, upon payment of the prescribed fees. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-8 Renewal of license.

  §448B-8 Renewal of license. (a) Every license issued under this chapter shall be renewed triennially on or before June 30, with the first renewal deadline occurring on June 30, 2003. Failure to renew a license shall result in a forfeiture of the license. Licenses that have been so forfeited may be restored within one year of the expiration date upon payment of renewal and penalty fees. Failure to restore a forfeited license within one year of the date of its expiration shall result in the automatic termination of the license, and relicensure may require the person to apply as a new applicant and satisfy all licensure requirements again.  (b) Upon request, the director may grant inactive status to a person licensed under this chapter. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-9 Fees; disposition.

  §448B-9 Fees; disposition. (a) Application, examination, reexamination, license, renewal, late renewal penalty fees, inactive, and other reasonable and necessary fees relating to administration of this chapter, none of which are refundable, shall be as provided in rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91.  (b) Fees assessed shall defray all costs to be incurred by the director to support the operation of the dietitian licensure program. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-10 REPEALED.

 §448B-10 REPEALED. L Sp 2021, c 9, §17.
HI Rev Stat § 448B-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-11 Revocation, suspension, denial, or condition of licenses; fines.

  §448B-11 Revocation, suspension, denial, or condition of licenses; fines. 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, or condition in any manner any license for any one or more of the following acts or conditions on the part of the applicant or licensed dietitian:  (1) Conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction of a crime that the director has determined to be of a nature that renders the person convicted unfit to practice dietetics;  (2) Failure to report in writing to the director any disciplinary decision related to dietetic practice issued against the licensed dietitian or the applicant in any jurisdiction within thirty days of the disciplinary decision or within twenty days of licensure;  (3) Violation of recognized ethical standards for dietitians as set by the association;  (4) Use of fraud, deception, or misrepresentation in obtaining a license;  (5) Revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action by another state, territory, federal agency, or country against the licensed dietitian or applicant for any reason provided under this section; or  (6) Other just and sufficient cause that renders a person unfit to practice dietetics. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448B-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448B. Dietitians|448B-12 Prohibited acts; penalties.

  §448B-12 Prohibited acts; penalties. (a) No person shall:  (1) Use in connection with the person's name any designation tending to imply that the person is a licensed dietitian unless the person is duly licensed and authorized under this chapter; or  (2) Represent oneself as a licensed dietitian during the time the person's license issued under this chapter is forfeited, inactive, terminated, suspended, or revoked.  (b) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 and each day's violation shall be deemed a separate offense. [L 2000, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448D-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448D. Dental Service Organizations|448D-1 Definitions.

  §448D-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Dental service organization" means any person who undertakes to provide or to arrange for or administer one or more prepaid dental insurance plans.  "Prepaid dental insurance" means any contractual arrangement for dental services provided directly or arranged for or administered directly on a prepaid individual, group, or capitation basis.  "Subscriber" means a member of the public or group who has contracted with a dental service organization for the provision of dental services including dependents who are entitled to dental services under the plan solely because of their status as dependents of the subscriber. [L 1988, c 342, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 448D-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448D. Dental Service Organizations|448D-2 Registration required.

  §448D-2 Registration required. All dental service organizations offering prepaid dental insurance shall file with the director of commerce and consumer affairs an application for registration on a form prescribed by the director, and provide copies to the department of commerce and consumer affairs of all materials given to subscribers. [L 1988, c 342, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-2 Board; appointment.

  §448E-2 Board; appointment. There is established the board of electricians and plumbers consisting of seven members. Two of the members shall be engaged in the electrical trade and two of the members shall be engaged in the plumbing trade. Three of the members shall be private citizens not connected with the industry. [L 1971, c 183, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1992, c 202, §79]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-3 REPEALED.

  §448E-3 REPEALED. L 1992, c 202, §203.
HI Rev Stat § 448E-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-4 Powers and duties of board.

  §448E-4 Powers and duties of board. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board shall have all the powers and duties necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate this chapter, including but not limited to the following powers and duties:  (1) To grant licenses which shall be renewable for:  (A) Journey worker electricians;  (B) Journey worker specialty electricians;  (C) Supervising electricians;  (D) Supervising specialty electricians;  (E) Master plumbers;  (F) Journey worker plumbers;  (G) Maintenance electricians;  (H) Journey worker industrial electricians; and  (I) Supervising industrial electricians;  (2) To adopt, amend, or repeal rules in accordance with chapter 91 as it may deem proper to effectuate this chapter and to insure the safety and welfare of the general public; provided that the rules may forbid acts or practices deemed by the board to be detrimental to the accomplishment of the purpose of this chapter;  (3) To enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and chapter 91, including the denial, suspension, or revocation of any license; and  (4) To examine all applicants and licensees to determine their qualifications prior to the issuance or renewal of licenses. [L 1971, c 183, pt of §1; am L 1972, c 196, §2; am L 1978, c 99, §1; am L 1979, c 105, §43; am L 1982, c 205, §2; am L 1983, c 56, §3; am L 1992, c 202, §80; gen ch 1993; am L 1994, c 215, §3] Attorney General Opinions  Applications for licenses are not public records within meaning of §92-50 and are not open for public inspection. Att. Gen. Op. 75-7.
HI Rev Stat § 448E-5.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-5.5 Examination.

  §448E-5.5 Examination. (a) Every applicant shall be examined and shall pass an examination to be eligible for licensure. The board shall provide in its rules the passing score for the examination. The board may examine applicants or may contract with professional testing services to prepare, administer, and grade the examination as may be required for the purpose of this section.  (b) Every applicant shall pay an examination fee as provided in rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91. Should the board contract with a professional testing agency to prepare, administer, and grade the examination, the examination fee may be paid directly to the testing agency by the director or the examinee. [L 1986, c 141, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-6 REPEALED.

  §448E-6 REPEALED. L 1986, c 141, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 448E-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-7 REPEALED.

  §448E-7 REPEALED. L 1992, c 202, §204.
HI Rev Stat § 448E-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-8 Fees; renewals.

  §448E-8 Fees; renewals. (a) Renewal fees shall be paid to the board before July 1.  (b) Plumbers shall renew the license every three years effective June 30, 2006 and shall pay all required fees. Prior to the June 30, 2009 renewal of the license, and prior to every license renewal thereafter, the applicant shall:  (1) Pay all required fees; and  (2) Meet the requirements prescribed in section 448E-8.5.  (c) Electricians shall renew the license every three years effective with the July 1, 1996, renewal; provided that prior to the renewal of the license the applicant shall:  (1) Pay all required fees; and  (2) Meet the requirements prescribed in section 448E-8.5.  (d) Failure, neglect, or refusal of any licensee to pay the renewal fee or meet the requirements of section 448E-8.5 before the renewal date shall constitute a forfeiture of the license. Any license so forfeited may be restored upon written application within one year from the date of forfeiture, upon payment of the required renewal fee plus penalty fees and upon meeting the requirements in section 448E-8.5. [L 1971, c 183, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 118, §13; am L 1992, c 202, §81; am L 1994, c 215, §4; am L 2004, c 127, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-8.5 Continued competency; license renewals.

  §448E-8.5 Continued competency; license renewals. (a) Prior to each license renewal, all licensed electricians except maintenance electricians shall:  (1) Furnish the board with proof of attendance at an educational course related to current updates of the National Electrical Code conducted or approved by the community colleges; or  (2) Successfully complete an examination prescribed by the board on current updates to the National Electrical Code. The board shall contract with a professional testing agency to prepare, administer, and grade the examination. Fees related to the examination shall be paid by the licensee directly to the professional testing agency.  (b) Prior to each license renewal, all licensed plumbers shall:  (1) Furnish the board with proof of attendance at an educational course related to current updates of the Uniform Plumbing Code conducted or approved by the community colleges; or  (2) Successfully complete an examination prescribed by the board on current updates to the Uniform Plumbing Code. The board shall contract with a professional testing agency to prepare, administer, and grade the examination. A licensee shall pay all fees related to the examination directly to the professional testing agency.  (c) A licensee who has been issued a new license within one year of the renewal date shall not be required to take the course or the examination to renew the licensee's license. [L 1994, c 215, §2; am L 1997, c 76, §1; am L 2004, c 127, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-9 Unlicensed activity.

  §448E-9 Unlicensed activity. (a) No person shall act or assume to act as a journey worker electrician, journey worker specialty electrician, supervising electrician, supervising specialty electrician, journey worker plumber, master plumber, maintenance electrician, journey worker industrial electrician, or supervising industrial electrician, or advertise or hold the person's self out as an electrician or plumber, without a license previously obtained in compliance with this chapter and the rules of the board; provided that any person may perform emergency plumbing repair work in the person's principal place of residence when such repairs do not involve or require rearrangement of valves, pipes, or fixtures; provided further that no such emergency repairs may be performed on sewer lines, drains, gas lines, and on fixtures being served with backflow devices which include heaters, water closets, dishwashers, and garbage disposal units.  For purposes of this subsection:  "Electrician" means any person who performs electrical work and includes but is not limited to any person who acts as a journey worker electrician, journey worker specialty electrician, supervising electrician, supervising specialty electrician, maintenance electrician, journey worker industrial electrician, or supervising industrial electrician.  "Plumber" means any person who performs plumbing work and includes but is not limited to any person who acts as a journey worker plumber or master plumber.  (b) An apprentice or trainee learning the trade of a person licensed under this chapter shall not be required to have a license if the apprentice or trainee acts under the supervision of a person appropriately licensed under this chapter.  (c) Upon entry of a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction finding that the person has advertised in violation of this section, the entity furnishing voice communication service to the violator shall disconnect the telephone number contained in the advertisement or listing. [L 1971, c 183, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 210, §1; am L 1978, c 209, §1; am L 1982, c 205, §4; am L 1983, c 56, §5; gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 2006, c 186, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-10 Suspension; revocation; fine; denial of issuance or renewal of a license.

  §448E-10 Suspension; revocation; fine; denial of issuance or renewal of a license. (a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law the board, after notice and hearing as provided in chapter 91, may suspend or revoke any license, or impose fines, or prior to the notice and hearing, deny the issuance or renewal of any license for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to the following:  (1) Obtaining, or attempting to obtain a license by fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit;  (2) Gross negligence, incompetency, misconduct, or dishonesty in the practice of the profession;  (3) False, fraudulent, or deceptive advertising;  (4) Permitting an unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license;  (5) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to violate this chapter;  (6) Allowing a person's license to be used by an unlicensed person;  (7) Acting as an agent, partner, or associate of an unlicensed person engaging in an activity in violation of this chapter; or  (8) Violating any provision of this chapter or rule of the board.  (b) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not less than $100 and not more than $5,000 for each violation. [L 1971, c 183, pt of §1; am L 1986, c 141, §3; am L 1992, c 202, §82; am L 2006, c 186, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-11 Injunction.

  §448E-11 Injunction. The board may, in addition to any other remedy available, apply to a circuit court judge for a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from acting, or assuming to act, as a journey worker electrician, journey worker specialty electrician, supervising electrician, supervising specialty electrician, maintenance electrician, journey worker industrial electrician, supervising industrial electrician, journey worker plumber, or master plumber without a license previously obtained in compliance with this chapter and the rules of the board, and upon hearing and for cause shown, the judge may grant the temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction. [L 1971, c 183, pt of §1; am L 1972, c 196, §4; am L 1982, c 205, §5; am L 1983, c 56, §6; gen ch 1993]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-12 Inspections.

  §448E-12 Inspections. Nothing in this chapter should deprive the several counties of the right to perform electrical or plumbing inspections, as regulated by their respective ordinances. [L 1971, c 183, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-13 Exemption of public utility and community antennae television company personnel.

  §448E-13 Exemption of public utility and community antennae television company personnel. [Repeal and reenactment on June 30, 2023. L 2013, c 65,  §4; L 2018, c 60, §2.] (a) The following persons shall be exempt from this chapter:  (1) All employees of a public utility within the State under a franchise or charter granted by the State which is regulated by the public utilities commission and community antennae television company, while so employed; and  (2) Employees of an electrical contractor duly licensed under chapter 444; provided that:  (A) Such contractor is retained by a public utility within the State under a franchise or charter granted by the State which is regulated by the public utilities commission to perform high voltage (six hundred volts or higher) electrical work for the public utility; and  (B) Such employees are deemed qualified by the public utility to perform such high voltage electrical work;  provided further that in no circumstance shall such persons be less qualified than the public utility's own employees that perform such high voltage electrical work.  (b) Persons retained by a public utility pursuant to [subsection] (a)(2) shall be exempt from the provisions of section 444-9.5. [L 1971, c 183, §3; am L 1972, c 196, §6; am L 2013, c 65, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 448E-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448E. Electricians and Plumbers|448E-14 REPEALED.

  §448E-14 REPEALED. L 1983, c 38, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 448F-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|448F. Electrologists|448F-1 Purpose.

  §448F-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is the protection of public health and safety through the licensing and regulation of electrologists. [L 1990, c 285, pt of §1]