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HI Rev Stat § 440G-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-9 Complaints; violations; revocation, alteration, or suspension of cable franchise; penalties.

  §440G-9 Complaints; violations; revocation, alteration, or suspension of cable franchise; penalties. (a) Subscriber complaints regarding the operation of a cable system may be made orally or in writing to the director. The director shall resolve complaints informally when possible.  (b) Any cable franchise issued hereunder after hearing in accordance with chapter 91 may be revoked, altered, or suspended by the director as the director deems necessary on any of the following grounds:  (1) For making material false or misleading statements in, or for material omissions from, any application or proposal or other filing made with department;  (2) For failure to maintain signal quality under the standards prescribed by the director;  (3) For any sale, lease, assignment, or other transfer of its cable franchise without consent of the director;  (4) Except when commercially impracticable, for unreasonable delay in construction or operation or for unreasonable withholding of the extension of cable service to any person in a service area;  (5) For violation of the terms of its cable franchise;  (6) For failure to comply with this chapter or any rules or orders prescribed by the director;  (7) For violation of its filed schedule of terms and conditions of service; and  (8) For engaging in any unfair or deceptive act or practice as prohibited by section 480-2.  (c) In lieu of or in addition to the relief provided by subsection (b), the director may fine a cable operator, for each violation of subsection (b)(1) through (8), an amount not less than $50 nor more than $25,000 for each violation. Each day's continuance of a violation may be treated as a separate violation pursuant to rules adopted by the director. Any penalty assessed under this section shall be in addition to any other costs, expenses, or payments for which the cable operator is responsible under other provisions of this chapter. [L 1970, c 112, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 301, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-10 Renewal of cable franchise.

  §440G-10 Renewal of cable franchise. Any cable franchise issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed by the director upon approval of a cable operator's application or proposal therefor. The form of the application or proposal shall be prescribed by the director. The periods of renewal shall be not less than five nor more than twenty years each. The director shall require of the applicant full disclosure, including the proposed plans and schedule of expenditures for or in support of the use of public, educational, or governmental access facilities. [L 1970, c 112, pt of §1; am L 1987, c 301, §11]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-10.1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-10.1 Transfer of cable franchise.

  §440G-10.1 Transfer of cable franchise. (a) No cable franchise, including the rights, privileges, and obligations thereof, may be assigned, sold, leased, encumbered, or otherwise transferred, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, including by transfer of control of any cable system, whether by change in ownership or otherwise, except upon written application to and approval by the director. The form of the application shall be prescribed by the director.   (b) Sections 440G-7 and 440G-8 shall apply to the transfer of cable franchises. [L 1987, c 301, §12]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-11 Rate, filed with director; approval.

  §440G-11 Rate, filed with director; approval. (a) The director shall require each cable operator to file a schedule of its rates of service on a form and with the notice that the director may prescribe.  (b) To the extent permitted by federal law, the director shall regulate rates to ensure that they are fair both to the public and to the cable operator. [L 1970, c 112, pt of §1; am L 1987, c 301, §13]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-12 Other duties of director; suit to enforce chapter.

  §440G-12 Other duties of director; suit to enforce chapter. (a) The director has the power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate every cable operator within this State so far as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and to do all things which are necessary or convenient in the exercise of this power and jurisdiction.  (b) The director may adopt, pursuant to chapter 91, rules necessary to carry out this chapter.  (c) The director or the director's designated representatives may from time to time visit the places of business and other premises and examine the records and facilities of all cable operators to ascertain if all laws, rules, cable franchise provisions, and orders of the director have been complied with, and shall have the power to examine all officers, agents, and employees of cable operators, and all other persons, under oath, and to compel the production of papers and the attendance of witnesses to obtain the information necessary for administering this chapter.  (d) The director may appoint, without regard to chapter 76, an administrator and one or more attorneys for purposes of enforcing this chapter. The director shall define their powers and duties and fix their compensation. The director may also appoint professional, clerical, stenographic, and other staff as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter subject to chapter 76.  (e) The director shall have the power and authority to institute all proceedings and investigations, hear all complaints, issue all process and orders, and render all decisions necessary to enforce this chapter or the rules and orders adopted thereunder, or to otherwise accomplish the purposes of this chapter.  (f) The director or other aggrieved party shall have the right to institute, or to intervene as a party in, any action in any court of law seeking a mandamus, or injunctive or other relief to compel compliance with this chapter, or any rule or order adopted thereunder, or to restrain or otherwise prevent or prohibit any illegal or unauthorized conduct in connection therewith. [L 1970, c 112, pt of §1; am L 1971, c 138, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 301, §14; am L 1996, c 184, §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2006, c 300, §15]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-13 Cable advisory committee.

  §440G-13 Cable advisory committee. [Repeal and reenactment of section on June 30, 2014, by L 2011, c 19, §4 deleted by L 2014, c 93, §4.] (a) There is established the cable advisory committee. The committee shall consist of five members appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34.  The committee shall advise:  (1) The director, cable operators, and access organizations on matters within the jurisdiction of this chapter at the request of the director, any cable operator, or any access organization; and  (2) The director on any decision designating, modifying, or rescinding a designation of an access organization or the requirements therefor, as provided in section 440G-8.3.  (b) The members of the committee shall serve without pay but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses while attending meetings and while in discharge of their duties. [L 1970, c 112, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 301, §15; am L 2011, c 19, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-14 Reports.

  §440G-14 Reports. Each cable operator shall file with the director reports of its financial, technical, and operational condition and its ownership. The reports shall be made in a form and on the time schedule prescribed by the director and shall be kept on file open to the public. [L 1970, c 112, pt of §1; am L 1987, c 301, §16]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-15 Annual fees.

  §440G-15 Annual fees. (a) Each cable operator shall pay an annual fee to be determined by the director. The fees so collected under this section shall be deposited into the compliance resolution fund established under section 26-9(o).  (b) The director shall adjust the fees assessed under this section, as necessary from time to time, pursuant to rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1987, c 301, §17; am L 1991, c 87, §1; am L 1993, c 280, §23; am L 1999, c 129, §17]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-16 Rules.

  §440G-16 Rules. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this chapter. [L 1987, c 301, §20]
HI Rev Stat § 440G-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440G. Cable Television Systems|440G-17 Criminal and civil liability.

  §440G-17 Criminal and civil liability. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect the criminal and civil liability of cable programmers, cable operators, or access organizations pursuant to the federal, state, or local laws regarding libel, slander, obscenity, incitement, invasions of privacy, false or misleading advertising, or other similar laws, except that no access organization shall incur any such liability arising from, based on, or related to any program not created by the access organization, which is broadcast on any channel obtained under section 440G-8, or under similar arrangements. [L 1991, c 294, §2] Cross References  Cable television service fraud, see § §708-8200 and 708-8201.
HI Rev Stat § 440J-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440J. Telecommunications and Cable Industry Information Reporting|440J-1 Definitions.

  §440J-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Broadband access or broadband service" means an "always-on" service that includes but is not limited to computer processing capabilities, information provision, and computing interactivity with data transport, enabling end users to access the Internet and use a variety of applications at minimum speeds established by the Federal Communications Commission.  "Broadband infrastructure" means the medium used to provide broadband access or broadband service, including fiber optic cable, copper cable, coaxial cable, and wireless media, such as satellite communications, wi-fi, and worldwide interoperability for microwave access.  "Broadband speed threshold" means the highest speed threshold defined or established in the most recent broadband progress report issued by the Federal Communications Commission to Congress.  "Department" means the department of commerce and consumer affairs.  "Director" means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.  "Mapping information" means the information required under the United States Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration broadband data and development grant, number 15-50-M09057.  "Provider" means any cable operator, telecommunications carrier, or telecommunications common carrier that provides broadband service. [L 2012, c 259, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 440J-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440J. Telecommunications and Cable Industry Information Reporting|440J-2 Informational reports.

  §440J-2 Informational reports. (a) Beginning on March 1, 2013, and on every March 1 thereafter, every provider, except for commercial mobile radio service providers, shall file with the department, in a form as prescribed by the director, separate reports for each county that include, over the most recent thirty-day period and without any other personal or private information, the following:  (1) Broadband access availability aggregated at the census-block level and detailed as a percentage of households, addresses, or tax map key parcels that cannot be serviced in a census-block at the broadband speed threshold; and  (2) The monthly price charged for the broadband service if purchased individually without any discounts.  (b) Beginning on March 1, 2013, and on every March 1 thereafter, commercial mobile radio service providers shall file with the department data and information that is the same as and not inconsistent with information filed with the Federal Communications Commission. [L 2012, c 259, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 440J-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|440J. Telecommunications and Cable Industry Information Reporting|440J-3 Confidential information.

  §440J-3 Confidential information. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 92F, statements and reports provided to the department pursuant to section 440J-2, and the data contained therein, shall be kept confidential; provided that the department may disclose mapping information and data aggregated to the extent necessary in the director's discretion to prevent identification of a provider with the specific data furnished by that provider.  (b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the department shall be prohibited from:  (1) Using the information furnished or obtained for any purpose other than the purposes for which it is supplied; and  (2) Making any publication whereby the data furnished by any person can be identified.  (c) The department shall:  (1) Ensure the security and confidentiality of the information;  (2) Protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of the information; and  (3) Protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information that could result in personal or competitive harm to individuals or providers. [L 2012, c 259, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 441-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-2 Certificate of dedication.

  §441-2 Certificate of dedication. Every cemetery authority from time to time as its property may hereafter be made available for cemetery purposes, shall file in the office of the bureau of conveyances or, in the case of registered land, in the office of the assistant registrar of the land court, a written certificate of dedication containing a description of the land or other property which is to be made available for cemetery purposes, and dedicating the property exclusively to cemetery purposes. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-2]
HI Rev Stat § 441-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-3 Map or plat required; unique identifier.

  §441-3 Map or plat required; unique identifier. (a) The cemetery authority, as any of the dedicated cemetery property, or any part or section thereof, is offered for sale, transfer, or disposition in the form of plots, crypts, or niches, shall also:  (1) In the case of land, survey and subdivide the dedicated cemetery property into sections, blocks, plots, avenues, walks, or other subdivisions; make a good and substantial map or plat showing the sections, blocks, plots, avenues, walks, or other subdivisions, with descriptive names, initials, or numbers that uniquely identify each plot;  (2) In the case of a mausoleum or columbarium, make a good and substantial map or plat on which shall be delineated the sections, halls, rooms, corridors, elevation, and other divisions, with descriptive names, initials, or numbers that uniquely identify each niche, mausoleum, or crypt; and  (3) File the maps or plats required by this section in the office of the bureau of conveyances or the office of the assistant registrar of the land court, and maintain a copy of all filed maps as a permanent record of the cemetery authority.  (b) The cemetery authority shall also maintain a permanent, accurate record of the identity of each person whose remains are located in the cemetery, together with the corresponding unique identifier that indicates the location of the person's remains within the cemetery. The records required by this section shall be prepared and maintained in a manner that will enable the cemetery authority to timely respond to inquiries from the public or the department regarding the location of a person's remains within the cemetery.  (c) The cemetery authority shall specify the unique identifier of a plot, crypt, or niche in any document that provides for the sale, transfer, or disposition of the plot, crypt, or niche. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-3; am L 2007, c 188, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 441-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-4 Subdivision law not applicable; approval of location and boundaries by council.

  §441-4 Subdivision law not applicable; approval of location and boundaries by council. No provision of law, ordinance, or government regulation relating generally to subdivisions, or the sale or transfer of land within subdivisions, shall be applicable to cemeteries. Each county may enact ordinances dealing separately with the development of cemeteries. No cemetery shall hereafter be established, nor shall the boundaries of any existing cemetery be extended, without the location and boundaries of the cemetery or extension thereof having first been approved by the council of the county in which the cemetery is located. The approval may be endorsed in writing by authority of the council, upon the certificate of dedication referred to in section 441-2, and the registrar of conveyances or the assistant registrar of the land court, shall not accept for filing any certificate of dedication without such endorsement or, in lieu thereof, a certified copy of a resolution of the council approving the location and boundaries of the cemetery or extension thereof which resolution shall be recorded. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-4] Revision Note  "Council" substituted for "board of supervisors" to conform to terminology of county charters.
HI Rev Stat § 441-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-5 Securities law not applicable to sales of cemetery property.

  §441-5 Securities law not applicable to sales of cemetery property. No provision of law, ordinance, or government regulation relating to the registration and sale of securities shall apply to the sale by a cemetery authority of plots, crypts, or niches dedicated, described, and shown on a proper map or plat pursuant to this chapter. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-5]
HI Rev Stat § 441-5.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-5.5 Family burial plots.

  §441-5.5 Family burial plots. Owners of residential or agricultural property who use or intend to use their property for the interment of family members, shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; provided:  (1) Burial plots on the owner's property shall be offered to family members only;  (2) Burial plots shall not be sold or transferred to anyone, except as part of a sale or transfer of all or a substantial portion of the property; and  (3) Any subsequent disinterment of any person interred on the property shall be conducted as though the property were cemetery property under section 6E-41. [L 1996, c 145, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 441-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-6 When dedication complete; effect of dedication.

  §441-6 When dedication complete; effect of dedication. Upon the recordation or filing of a map or plat and certificate of dedication pursuant to sections 441-2 and 441-3, the dedication is complete with respect to all property or parts thereof which are described or depicted in or on both the certificate of dedication and map or plat for all purposes and thereafter the property shall be occupied and used exclusively for cemetery purposes. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-6]
HI Rev Stat § 441-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-7 Constructive notice of dedication.

  §441-7 Constructive notice of dedication. The filed map or plat and the recorded certificate of dedication shall constitute constructive notice to all persons of the dedication of the property to cemetery purposes. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-7]
HI Rev Stat § 441-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-8 Resurvey; amended map or plat.

  §441-8 Resurvey; amended map or plat. Any plat of the property mapped or platted in accordance with this chapter may be resurveyed and replatted, and an amended map or plat filed, so long as such change does not disturb the interred remains of any deceased person. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-8]
HI Rev Stat § 441-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-9 Dedicated property exempt from improvement assessment.

  §441-9 Dedicated property exempt from improvement assessment. All property dedicated to cemetery purposes pursuant to this chapter, including roads, alleys, and walks, but excluding property on which there are family burial plots, shall be exempt from public improvement assessments. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-9; am L 1996, c 145, §3] Cross References  Excise tax exemption, see §237-23.  Real property tax exemption, see §246-32.
HI Rev Stat § 441-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-10 Proration and consolidation of existing improvement district encumbrances in order to clear such encumbrances prior to dedication.

  §441-10 Proration and consolidation of existing improvement district encumbrances in order to clear such encumbrances prior to dedication. Notwithstanding section 441-4 exempting dedicated cemetery property from subdivision laws, the map or plat required by section 441-3 may be treated for purposes of proration or consolidation of any improvement district lien as a subdivision or consolidation thereof. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-10]
HI Rev Stat § 441-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|441. Cemetery and Funeral Trusts|441-11 Use as cemetery may not be disturbed after dedication.

  §441-11 Use as cemetery may not be disturbed after dedication. After property is dedicated to cemetery purposes pursuant to this chapter, neither the dedication nor the title of any plot, crypt, or niche owner shall be affected by the dissolution of the cemetery authority, by nonuser on its part, by alienation of the property, by any liens or encumbrances, by sale under execution, power of sale, or foreclosure, or otherwise except as expressly provided by law. Nothing herein, however, shall affect the rights of encumbrances which attached to property prior to the dedication thereof for cemetery purposes. [L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS §441-11] Cross References  Cemeteries; removal or redesignation, see §6E-41.