Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 87 - MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR DEALERS AND MECHANICS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-87-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Board" means the motor vehicle repair industry
				  board.
"Certified repair dealer" means a repair dealer, as defined
				  in this chapter, who is certified with the board and has at least fifty per
				  cent of all the full-time mechanics employed who are certified
				  mechanics.
"Certified mechanic" means a mechanic who has successfully
				  passed the certification tests in any or all of the certification specialties
				  set forth in section
				  16-87-26.
"Customer" means the owner or lawful possessor of a motor
				  vehicle. If the dealer is provided with a written statement indicating that a
				  person is an authorized representative of an insurance company which has a
				  contractual right to authorize repairs, then the representative is a customer
				  within the meaning of this chapter.
"Department" means the department of commerce and consumer
				  affairs.
"Mobile repair facility" means a facility used for repairing
				  or diagnosing malfunctions of motor vehicles away from the dealer's place of
				  business.
"Motor vehicle" means any passenger car, truck, truck
				  tractor, motorcycle, or motor scooter, as defined in section
				  286-2, HRS.
"Motor vehicle mechanic" means any person whether
				  self-employed or employed by another who, for compensation, engages in the
				  diagnosis or repair of malfunctions of motor vehicles, and may be classified as
				  "intermediate" or "journeyman" as the terms are commonly used in the motor
				  vehicle repair industry.
"Motor vehicle mechanic helper" means any person who for
				  compensation, engages in the diagnosis or repair of malfunctions of motor
				  vehicles under the supervision of a motor vehicle mechanic.
"Motor vehicle repair dealer" means any person who is or who
				  employs a motor vehicle mechanic registered under chapter
				  437B, HRS, and who, for
				  compensation, engages in the business of diagnosing or repairing malfunctions
				  of motor vehicles.
"Place of business" means a physical place where the
				  business of motor vehicle repair or diagnosis is conducted, other than mobile
				  repair facilities.
"Rebuilt vehicle" means any vehicle which has been declared
				  a total loss as defined in section
				  286-2, HRS, and
				  subsequently rebuilt for public use.
"Registered mechanic" means a motor vehicle mechanic who has
				  registered in accordance with chapter
				  437B, HRS.
"Registered repair dealer" means a motor vehicle repair
				  dealer, as defined in this chapter, who is registered with the board.
"Repair of motor vehicles" means all maintenance of, and
				  modifications and repairs to motor vehicles, including the rebuilding or
				  restoring of rebuilt vehicles as defined in section
				  286-2, HRS, but
				  excluding repairing tires, changing tires, lubricating vehicles, installing
				  light bulbs, batteries, windshield wiper blades, and other minor accessories,
				  cleaning, adjusting, and replacing spark plugs, replacing fan belts, oil, and
				  air filters, and other minor services. No service shall be designated as minor,
				  for purposes of this chapter if the board finds that performance of the service
				  requires mechanical expertise, has given rise to a high incidence of fraud or
				  deceptive practices, or involves a part of the vehicle essential to its safe
				  operation.
"Vocational academic schooling" means training in those
				  schools or programs, or both, approved by the board.