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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 14 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS › Section 16-74-259 - Post-eligibility

Current through June, 2024
A contender who has not qualified by three consecutive
				  months of residence, but who defeats the champion in a regular contest of at
				  least ten rounds, and within the weight limit of the champion's class, may
				  claim the title if he establishes residence for six months after winning the
				  championship.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 14 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS › Section 16-74-264 - Defense of title

Current through June, 2024
Within six months after winning the title, a champion shall
				  meet a recognized title contender as listed by the commission at the
				  championship weight, and every six months thereafter, must defend his title
				  against a recognized title contender as listed by the
				  commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 14 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS › Section 16-74-265 - Failure to defend

Current through June, 2024
Should a champion fail to defend his title, the commission
				  will receive and forward to the champion on behalf of another boxer and at the
				  lapse of six months a "challenge". The champion must accept the challenge
				  within fifteen days after receipt thereof and enter into proper articles of
				  agreement with the challenge; upon his failure to do so, his license shall
				  stand suspended at the pleasure of the commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 14 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS › Section 16-74-266 - Challenger deposit

Current through June, 2024
In order to guarantee the sincerity of the challenge, each
				  challenge must be accompanied by deposit of $500 payable by certified or
				  cashier's check drawn to the order of the 'State Boxing Commission'. The check
				  shall also serve as a weight forfeit.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 14 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS › Section 16-74-267 - Rejected challenge

Current through June, 2024
The commission, in receiving and accepting a challenge or
				  challenges, reserves the right to consider only those challenges received from
				  boxers who, in the opinion of the commission, are legitimate contenders and
				  shall return all others.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 14 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS › Section 16-74-268 - Contest with suspended champion

Current through June, 2024
The commission shall suspend the license of any boxer
				  engaging in any contest within the State or elsewhere with a champion who is
				  under suspension for refusing to accept a challenge as aforesaid, and if such
				  boxer has not received a license from the State, such engagement will be
				  grounds for refusing to issue a license if subsequently applied
				  for.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 14 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS › Section 16-74-269 - Forfeiture of title

Current through June, 2024
In addition to disciplining the holder of the championship
				  title as aforesaid, or should the champion for any reason be unable to qualify,
				  the commission may declare the title forfeited and hold a tournament open to
				  all contenders and award the title to the successful boxer taking part in such
				  tournament.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 15 - TICKETS › Section 16-74-278 - Information required

Current through June, 2024
All tickets shall have the date clearly printed thereon and
				  shall have a coupon attached. All tickets, other than commission tickets, shall
				  have the price and taxes printed plainly thereon. Commission tickets are not
				  subject to tax.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 15 - TICKETS › Section 16-74-279 - Commission tickets

Current through June, 2024
Commission tickets shall include all tickets situated around
				  the apron of the ring and a stipulated number of "riser" seats for commission
				  members, executive secretary of the commission, inspectors detailed by the
				  commission for duty, press and other officials as designated by the
				  commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 15 - TICKETS › Section 16-74-282 - General admission

Current through June, 2024
In case of general admission tickets, where the purchaser
				  may occupy any unreserved seat, then both the coupon and ticket shall be
				  consecutively numbered. The coupon attached shall be numbered to correspond
				  with the number on the ticket.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 15 - TICKETS › Section 16-74-286 - Exchange

Current through June, 2024
No exchange of tickets shall be made except at the box
				  office and no tickets shall be redeemed after the contest has taken place.
				  Tickets in the hands of agencies must be returned to the box office not later
				  than two hours before the contest has started.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 15 - TICKETS › Section 16-74-288 - Maximum

Current through June, 2024
The sale of tickets cannot exceed the seating capacity of
				  the house, and no ticket may be issued for standing room nor can any person be
				  sold the right of admission without a ticket.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 15 - TICKETS › Section 16-74-289 - Box office statement

Current through June, 2024
Whenever a show is held, an authorized representative of the
				  licensed club holding such show shall, in addition to the written report
				  required by the commission, give a memorandum or box office statement to the
				  inspector immediately after the close of the box office and the inspector must
				  obtain same, showing the number of each class of tickets unsold or unused, and
				  permit the inspector to examine and verify all unsold or unused tickets, stubs,
				  cash and all other matters relating to the box office and ticket takers. The
				  inspector will make formal report to the commission twenty-four hours upon
				  completion of such examination. Any fraud on the part of the club's
				  representative will be deemed the act of the club.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 15 - TICKETS › Section 16-74-290 - Irregularities

Current through June, 2024
In all cases where it is reported by an inspector that a
				  club has made an incorrect statement of its gate receipts, or has used tickets
				  not appearing on the statement required by the rules of the commission, or has
				  made any mistake or engaged in subterfuge so as to reduce the amount of tax
				  under the law, the club manager shall be called before the commission and
				  failing in prompt and satisfactory explanation and adjustment, the club's
				  license shall be revoked. Reports on any such irregularities shall be made
				  immediately, and in writing, by the inspector.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-294 - Ring and ropes

Current through June, 2024
The boxing ring shall not be less than 16 feet nor more than
				  20 feet square within the ropes, and shall be elevated not more than four feet
				  above floor and shall be formed of posts and ropes, the latter extending in a
				  triple line eighteen inches, thirty-five inches, and fifty-two inches from the
				  floor of the ring, or in four lines, thirteen inches, twenty-six inches,
				  thirty-nine inches and fifty-two inches from the floor of the ring, and such
				  not to be less than one inch in diameter and wrapped in soft material. The
				  floor of the ring shall extend beyond the lower ropes for a distance of not
				  less than two feet. Posts must be properly padded and the ring floor padded at
				  least two feet outside the ropes, and extend over the edge of the platform with
				  a felt or soft material, to be approved by the commission, not less than three
				  inches in thickness, under a canvas covering.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-295 - Ring apron and corners

Current through June, 2024
When the floor of the boxing ring is not elevated at least
				  three and one-half feet above the floor of the building, there shall be a clear
				  space of three feet on all sides of the ring from the posts. Cuspidors or some
				  receptacle must be placed in each contestant's corner between rounds. Proper
				  steps must also be provided at two opposite corners of the
				  ring.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-296 - Gong

Current through June, 2024
A gong not less than twelve inches in diameter shall be
				  fastened securely to one of the ring supports or other suitable place at the
				  outside center of the ring on a level with the ring platform. The timekeeper
				  shall use a metal hammer to indicate the beginning and end of rounds, so that
				  the contestants and referee can hear the sound of the bell.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-297 - Obstructions

Current through June, 2024
The entire ring platform shall be cleared of all
				  obstructions, including buckets, stools, etc., the instant the gong indicates
				  the beginning of the round, and none of the articles shall be placed on the
				  ring floor until the gong has sounded the end of the round.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-298 - Water buckets, etc

Current through June, 2024
There shall be provided by clubs a sufficient number of
				  buckets for the use of all contestants. Clubs shall also provide fans, powdered
				  resin for canvas, stools for seconds, and such other articles as are required
				  in the conduct of contests. Clubs are directed to furnish a clean bucket and a
				  clean bottle for each contestant.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-300 - Glove tampering

Current through June, 2024
There shall be no tampering with gloves by a boxer or his
				  handlers, after the gloves have been assigned by the inspector. Infringement of
				  this rule may lead to suspension or fine, or both penalties for all parties
				  found guilty by the commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-301 - Used gloves

Current through June, 2024
If gloves used in preliminary bouts have been used before,
				  they must be whole, clean, in sanitary condition and subject to inspection by
				  the referee or inspectors as to condition. If found to be unfit they shall be
				  immediately discarded and replaced with gloves meeting the
				  requirements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-302 - Extra gloves

Current through June, 2024
All clubs must have on hand an extra set of six-ounce,
				  eight-ounce and ten-ounce gloves to be used in case gloves are broken or in any
				  way damaged during the course of a bout.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-303 - Glove weight

Current through June, 2024
Each contestant shall wear gloves weighing not less than ten
				  ounces, if either contestant weighs more than one hundred and seventy-five
				  pounds; and eight ounces, if either contestants weigh one hundred and
				  seventy-five pounds or less.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-305 - Bandages

Current through June, 2024
Only soft cotton bandages or linen bandages shall be used
				  for the protection of the hands. One roll of two-inch cotton gauze bandage or
				  linen bandage not to exceed ten yards in length shall be used for each hand. A
				  reasonable amount of adhesive tape may be used on the hands and wrists back of
				  the knuckles, applied either directly on the skin or over the bandage, provided
				  the tape is not overlapped more than one-half inch and not more than one layer
				  of thickness is used.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 16 - EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-307 - Hand wraps applied

Current through June, 2024
All bandages and taping shall be applied in the dressing
				  room in the presence of an inspector or representative of the commission and
				  shall be subject to the approval of the referee or commission representative.
				  Wrapping shall commence upon notification by the inspector.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 17 - FACILITIES › Section 16-74-312 - Sanitary requirements

Current through June, 2024
Sanitary condition shall include ample ventilation and
				  lighting, proper toilet and bathing facilities. If lockers are provided for
				  storage of clothing and equipment, they shall be maintained in a sanitary
				  condition.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 17 - FACILITIES › Section 16-74-314 - Approval

Current through June, 2024
All gymnasiums wherein boxing, sparring matches or
				  exhibitions are held for prizes or purses, or where an admission fee is charged
				  or received, must be approved by the commission and are subject to all the
				  rules thereof and must use tickets for admission and will be required to
				  furnish a written report duly verified, showing the gross proceeds of
				  matches.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 18 - BOXING WEIGHTS AND CLASSES › Section 16-74-319 - Limits

Current through June, 2024
The following are weight limits:
(1)
Flyweight
112 pounds or under
(2)
Bantam weight
Over 112 to 118 pounds
(3)
Featherweight
Over 118 to 126 pounds
(4)
Jr. Lightweight
Over 126 to 130 pounds
(5)
Lightweight
Over 130 to 135 pounds
(6)
Jr. Welterweight
Over 135 to 140 pounds
(7)
Welterweight
Over 140 to 147 pounds
(8)
Jr. Middleweight
Over 147 to 154 pounds
(9)
Middleweight
Over 154 to 160 pounds
(10)
Light Heavyweight
Over 160 to 175 pounds
(11)
Heavyweight
All over 175 pounds
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 18 - BOXING WEIGHTS AND CLASSES › Section 16-74-320 - Weight difference

Current through June, 2024
No contest shall be scheduled and no contestants shall
				  engage in a boxing contest where the weight difference exceeds the allowance as
				  shown in the following schedule, without the approval of the commission:
(1)
Flyweight
3 pounds
(2)
Bantamweight
4 pounds
(3)
Featherweight
5 pounds
(4)
Jr. Lightweight
5 pounds
(5)
Lightweight
6 pounds
(6)
Jr. Welterweight
6 pounds
(7)
Welterweight
7 pounds
(8)
Jr. Middleweight
7 pounds
(9)
Middleweight
8 pounds
(10)
Light Heavyweight
10 pounds
(11)
Heavyweight
No limit
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 19 - WEIGH-INS › Section 16-74-327 - Allowance and penalty

Current through June, 2024
Boxers may be allowed two hours after the official weigh-in
				  time to make contract weight. However, all fines, forfeitures, etc. may be
				  based upon a boxer's weight at the time specified in his contract, unless
				  otherwise authorized by the commission. Boxers who fail to make the weight
				  agreed upon in their contracts shall be fined ten per cent of their purses with
				  a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $100, and their managers shall be fined a like
				  amount. If a boxer is able to make the weight between weighing-in time and two
				  hours of weighing-in time no forfeit shall be imposed nor shall a fine be
				  assessed. Fines shall be divided fifty per cent to the other boxer and fifty
				  per cent to the commission, or promoter, as determined by the
				  commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-334 - Policies

Current through June, 2024
The commission recognizing that boxing is an important and
				  valuable part of youth development programs, and recognizing that certain youth
				  development agencies have boxing programs and in connection with these
				  programs, wish to hold exhibitions and/or contests, and further recognizing its
				  responsibility to control such exhibitions and/or contests, adopts the
				  following rules governing amateur boxing. All applicable rules of the
				  commission pertaining to professional boxing shall apply to amateur boxing
				  wherever applicable.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-335 - Disputes

Current through June, 2024
If a controversy arises in connection with any subject which
				  is not covered by the express provisions of these rules, the commission
				  reserves the right to finally pass upon the matter and make a decision it deems
				  to be fair and equitable under the circumstances; the decision shall be
				  final.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-336 - Eligibility

Current through June, 2024
No person shall be permitted to take part in an amateur
				  boxing exhibition or contest unless that person:
(1) Is from seven to fourteen years of age,
				to be known as junior boxers; or
(2) Is from fifteen to under seventeen years
				of age, to be known as teen age boxers; or
(3) Is seventeen years or older, to be known
				as senior amateur boxers (proof of age shall be established by birth
				certificate or other acceptable documentary evidence); or
(4) Is a registered amateur athlete and has
				been granted a permit to box by the commission or its agent; and
(5) Has been in training for a period of at
				least thirty days prior to entering the contest if he has had no previous
				experience, or for a period of at least fifteen days prior to the contest if he
				has had previous experience;
(6)
				Has been recently examined by a physician approved by the commission, and
				satisfactorily passed the examination; and
(7) Has obtained his parents or guardian's
				signed approval and waiver if he is under eighteen years of age.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-337 - Registration

Current through June, 2024
All amateur boxers, before participating in an exhibition or
				  contest, shall be registered with the commission or its agents as amateur
				  boxers. The application for registration shall be accompanied by two copies of
				  a statement signed by the applicants. If applicant is below eighteen years of
				  age, the parents or legal guardian shall sign a statement (two copies) that the
				  parents or legal guardian approves and grants the applicant boxer permission to
				  take part in amateur boxing exhibitions or contests.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-338 - Physical examination

Current through June, 2024
(a) Every senior
				amateur boxer shall be required to take an annual physical examination, and
				furnish the commission or its agent a written report from a physician approved
				by the commission, showing his physical and mental fitness to engage in boxing
				contests. The report shall include evidence that he is free from venereal
				diseases or other contagious diseases, together with a satisfactory report of
				an eye examination. This examination shall be in addition to the regular
				examination required before each contest.
(b) No longer than one month prior to
				applying for registration and permit, each junior and teenage boxer applicant
				shall have a complete physical examination. The examination may be done by any
				licensed physician, preferably the family physician, or by the commission
				physician. The complete findings of the examination shall be entered on an
				official commission medical report form. A copy certified to and signed by the
				examining physician shall be sent to the commission physician, who will review
				the findings of the examination and accept or reject them as evidence of
				fitness to compete in boxing contests. If the physical condition, as reported
				by the private physician, is not satisfactory and does not meet the approval of
				the commission physician, the applicant shall be subject to reexamination by
				the commission physician, who shall after the examination, approve or reject
				the applicant for physical reasons. Rejection by the applicant's private
				physician will be considered final.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-339 - Club license required

Current through June, 2024
(a) Amateur club
				licenses may be issued upon application to an association which agrees to
				cooperate and abide by all of the rules promulgated by the commission to the
				fullest extent in any program which the commission may sanction or require for
				the best interest and protection of amateur boxing and the
				contestants.
(b) Junior boxing and
				teenage boxing sanctions or permits may be issued only to clubs and/or
				associations with regularly established youth development programs of
				island-wide scope and having proper personnel to conduct the programs, by the
				commission, to act as the commission agents.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-340 - Agents

Current through June, 2024
The commission may appoint agents who shall perform duties
				  assigned by the commission. They shall take applications for permit cards from
				  duly certified amateurs at any time and may issue the permit cards showing that
				  the applicant is a duly registered amateur boxer.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-341 - Club personnel

Current through June, 2024
All clubs or organizations applying for permission to hold
				  junior or teenage exhibitions or contests shall file with the commission a list
				  of all officers and other personnel acting as trainers, coaches, managers and
				  officials.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-342 - No admission fees

Current through June, 2024
No admission fees may be charged directly or indirectly for
				  attendance at all or any junior or teenage boxing exhibitions or contests. No
				  amateur, junior, or teenage boxing exhibitions or contests shall be held in
				  conjunction with vaudeville shows, county fairs, dances, or entertainments of
				  any sort.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-343 - Compensation

Current through June, 2024
All amateur boxing programs, exhibitions or contests staged
				  before audiences, including theater and television programs, shall be strictly
				  amateur and no contestant shall receive directly or indirectly any compensation
				  in money or commercial goods. Trophies or prizes may be awarded in accordance
				  with the statutes and rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-344 - Insurance coverage

Current through June, 2024
All persons, clubs, organizations or associations conducting
				  amateur boxing shows, exhibitions or contests shall provide accident insurance
				  coverage for all boxers competing in their shows. Insurance coverage for all
				  boxers competing shall provide for reimbursement to the boxer for medical,
				  surgical and hospital care in excess of $10 up to a total of $500 and maximum
				  dental expenses of $100. In event of accidental death, $1,000 shall be paid to
				  the estate of the deceased boxer. The cost of the premiums shall be paid by the
				  sponsors conducting the boxing show or exhibition or
				  contests.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-345 - Waiver

Current through June, 2024
Before being permitted to participate in any boxing
				  exhibition or contest, each boxer applicant shall sign and file the following
				  release: "The boxer, club, sponsor, legal guardian and/or parent hereby
				  releases the State Boxing Commission of Hawaii from all claims for damages
				  arising out of or on account of the boxer's participation in any and all boxing
				  exhibitions or contests, and as part of the consideration waives any right of
				  action or claim for damages that may result or grow out of any boxing
				  exhibition or contest that said boxer competes in".
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-346 - Annual report

Current through June, 2024
Amateur club licensees shall file with the commission an
				  annual financial report. The report shall contain the amount of monies
				  (grossed) collected on behalf of amateur boxing, including, but not limited to,
				  monies received from gate receipts, television, radio, program or souvenir
				  books and ancillary rights and other information as the commission may request.
				  Also included shall be a report of all expenditures and disbursements of
				  receipts for the year.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-347 - Supervision

Current through June, 2024
All amateur boxing exhibitions or contests shall be
				  supervised by a representative or agent of the commission. The representatives
				  or agents shall be chosen especially for their knowledge of boxing and the
				  general physical condition of participants. The representative or agent shall
				  also be present at weigh-ins of the boxer participants before any exhibition or
				  contests.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-348 - Records

Current through June, 2024
The commission or its agents, through its inspectors,
				  officers, representatives, servants, and employees, shall keep and maintain
				  available for the commission a permanent record of all permit cards and
				  physical examinations issued to amateur boxers under these
				  rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-349 - Junior boxing rules

Current through June, 2024
(a) Duration.
				Junior amateur boxing contests or exhibitions shall not exceed three rounds;
				the duration of each to be not more than one minute, with a one-minute rest
				period between rounds.
(b)
				Classification. Junior boxers shall be classified in divisions according to
				age. No contestant shall be permitted to box outside of his age
				division.
(c) Weight differences.
				Weight differences between boxers in any exhibition or contest shall be not
				more than three pounds.
(d) Gloves.
				Gloves shall be not less than twelve ounces in weight in all divisions in ages
				seven to ten inclusive, and shall not be less than fourteen ounces in all
				divisions of weight in ages ten to fourteen.
(e) Decisions. In contests for junior boxers,
				decisions including draws may be awarded.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-350 - Teenage boxing rules

Current through June, 2024
(a) Permit. Clubs
				or other organizations desiring to hold programs for teenage boxers shall apply
				for a separate permit for each program. The request for a permit shall be sent
				to the commission for final approval or disapproval.
(b) Eligibility. Any registered amateur below
				the age of seventeen, but not less than fifteen, may participate in a teenage
				boxing contest. Contestants shall present birth certificate or other acceptable
				evidence for proof of age. They shall be matched by age and weight with
				standard commission allowance on weight.
(c) Supervision. All teenage boxing contests
				shall be under the supervision of the commission or its agents.
(d) Sanctions. Any recognized organization,
				such as the Catholic youth organization, police activity league, churches,
				YMCA, Oahu amateur boxing association, schools, department of parks and
				recreation, may conduct teenage boxing contests after having fulfilled the
				above requirements.
(e) Gloves. The
				gloves for all teenage boxing contests shall be approved gloves and not less
				than twelve ounces in weight.
(f)
				Special rules. All rules of senior amateur boxing not in conflict with the
				rules set forth above shall govern teenage boxing contests.
(g) Duration. Teenage boxing exhibitions or
				contests shall not exceed three rounds, the duration of each to be not more
				than one and one-half minutes, with one minute rest periods between
				rounds.
(h) Classification. Teenage
				boxers shall be classified in divisions according to age. No contestant shall
				be permitted to box outside of his age division.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-351 - Investigation

Current through June, 2024
The commission or its agent shall investigate all complaints
				  or protests received by it, which charge any violation of the law, rules, or
				  amateur code, and shall render its decision thereon within thirty days. The
				  decision of the commission shall be final and binding.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 20 - AMATEUR BOXING-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-352 - Suspension or revocation

Current through June, 2024
The permit of any amateur association may be suspended or
				  revoked at the will or pleasure of the commission for violation of the laws or
				  rules of the commission, or other cause deemed sufficient, after notice and a
				  hearing on the facts.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-360 - Failure to compete

Current through June, 2024
A senior amateur who fails to compete after entering an
				  event, and who does not furnish a satisfactory excuse for his failure to do so,
				  may be censored or suspended upon the recommendation of a representative of the
				  commission and the organization with which such amateur boxer is
				  registered.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-361 - Name and age

Current through June, 2024
All senior amateurs must enter and compete in all boxing
				  contests or tournaments under their own names. The use of a ring name or
				  nickname is prohibited. No person who has attained the age of thirty-eight
				  years shall be allowed to compete in any amateur boxing match contest or
				  exhibition held or given in this State, except by permission from the
				  commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-362 - Subterfuge

Current through June, 2024
Any person or club using any subterfuge to avoid the
				  supervision of the commission or the payment to the commission of taxes
				  required by law shall be prosecuted by the proper legal authorities on
				  complaint by the commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-363 - Handler-boxer disputes

Current through June, 2024
Anyone who is found guilty by the commission of attempting
				  to take an amateur boxer away from the handler or trainer who started him,
				  shall be suspended for a period as the commission deems just. All disputes or
				  misunderstandings arising between amateur boxers and their handlers shall be
				  brought to the attention of the commission or its agent. Its decision shall be
				  final as far as the commission's interest in the case is
				  concerned.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-364 - Training

Current through June, 2024
Any amateur boxing handler or trainer who uses or causes any
				  amateur boxer to be used in an amateur boxing contest without first
				  ascertaining whether the boxer is old enough to engage in amateur boxing or
				  whether he is a registered amateur, shall be suspended by the commission for a
				  period as the commission deems just.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-365 - Permit card

Current through June, 2024
Amateur boxers shall, upon demand, show their amateur permit
				  card to the commission's representative, agent or inspector in charge of the
				  contest.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-366 - Handshaking

Current through June, 2024
At the beginning and at the end of each amateur boxing
				  contest, the contestants shall shake hands in the proper manner, as a sign of
				  purely sporting and friendly rivalry. Any other shaking of hands in the ring is
				  prohibited.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-367 - Other entertainment

Current through June, 2024
No senior amateur boxing contest shall be held in
				  conjunction with vaudeville shows, dances, fairs, or entertainments of any
				  sort. No amateur boxing contests shall be conducted in connection with any
				  professional boxing show, unless written permission to do so is obtained in
				  advance from the commission.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-368 - Official instructions

Current through June, 2024
Any licensee of the commission who fails to obey the
				  instruction of the commission representative or agent in charge of any amateur
				  boxing contest or who fails to obey the instructions of the referee during the
				  progress of any contest may be suspended for a time as the commission deems
				  proper.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-369 - Denial

Current through June, 2024
The commission's representative or agent in charge of any
				  amateur boxing contest, may deny any amateur boxer the right to compete, if in
				  the opinion of the commission representative, the boxer is not properly
				  trained, is not of proper age, or is lacking in experience. The commission's
				  representative or agent in charge of any amateur boxing contest, may also deny
				  any amateur boxer the right to compete in any contest, if in the opinion of the
				  commission representative or agent, the contest might prove to be injurious to
				  the health or welfare of the contestant.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 21 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-74-370 - Appeal

Current through June, 2024
Any boxer who is denied the right to compete in any contest
				  by the commission's representative or agent in charge of any amateur boxing
				  contest, may present his case to the commission for a
				  hearing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 22 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-375 - Glove condition

Current through June, 2024
All gloves shall be furnished by the club conducting the
				  tournament or boxing contests. The soft padding of the gloves between the
				  outside and the inside covering shall not be displaced or broken and shall be
				  evenly distributed over the back of the gloves and cover the knuckles and back
				  of the hands.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 22 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-376 - Inspection of gloves

Current through June, 2024
The inspectors shall examine the gloves of both contestants
				  before the contest to see that they conform to these rules. The referee or the
				  inspectors may order new sets of gloves if he considers the ones worn by the
				  contestants unsatisfactory. The clubs conducting the boxing contests or
				  tournaments shall have sufficient sets of gloves on hand for such a
				  contingency.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 22 - SENIOR AMATEUR BOXING-EQUIPMENT › Section 16-74-377 - Bandages

Current through June, 2024
Only soft cotton bandages or linen bandages shall be used
				  for the protection of the hands. One roll of two-inch cotton gauze or linen
				  bandage not to exceed ten yards in length shall be used for each hand. Adhesive
				  tape one-inch in width may be used to hold the soft bandages in place. The use
				  of one thickness of adhesive tape cannot be lapped over each bandage over more
				  than one-half inch, which is sufficient to clinch same, and shall not be more
				  than two feet in length.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 23 - OFFICIALS AND CONTESTANTS-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-382 - Physicians

Current through June, 2024
One or more physicians approved by the commission shall be
				  in attendance at all times during any amateur boxing tournament or amateur
				  boxing contest, prepared to deal with any emergency which may arise. The
				  physician shall thoroughly examine each contestant both immediately before and
				  after each contest.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-385 - Ring control

Current through June, 2024
The referee is the only person, other than the contestant,
				  who during the progress of the round, may be in the ring. He shall, before each
				  contest, call the boxers together in the center of the ring for final
				  instructions as to the observance of the rules. He shall see that all rules are
				  obeyed during the contest, and warn any competitor who infringes the rules, or
				  disqualify him, in accordance with the seriousness of the violation. The
				  referee shall use three words of command, namely: When stopping the boxing,
				  "Stop." When telling the boxers to continue, "Box." When breaking a clinch,
				  "Break." At the command "Break", both competitors must step back before
				  continuing boxing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-386 - Examination

Current through June, 2024
The referee and the commission, or agent's inspectors shall
				  examine the hands and gloves of each boxer and make sure no foreign substance
				  has been applied to either the gloves or the bodies of the boxers to the
				  detriment of the opponent.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-387 - Stopping bout

Current through June, 2024
The referee shall have the power to stop a contest, if in
				  his opinion a man is outclassed or unfit to continue, and that man shall be
				  deemed to have lost the contest. He may also stop a contest if he considers the
				  competitors are not in earnest, in which case he may disqualify one or
				  both.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-388 - Down

Current through June, 2024
A boxer is considered "down" if he touches the floor with
				  any part of his body other than his feet, or if he hangs helplessly on the
				  ropes, or if he is knocked through the ropes but not completely out of the
				  ring, or refuses to continue the contest for any reason. If a competitor is
				  down, his opponent shall retire to the farthest corner and shall not continue
				  boxing until told to do so by the referee.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-389 - Neutral corner

Current through June, 2024
If a contestant is knocked down, his opponent shall at once
				  go to the farthest corner. He may continue against the opponent who has been
				  knocked down only after the latter has arisen and on the referee's command,
				  "Box." If the opponent does not go to the farthest corner on the command of the
				  referee, the referee shall stop counting until the opponent has done so. On the
				  command of the referee the counting shall be continued where it was
				  interrupted.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-390 - Fall following knockdown

Current through June, 2024
If a boxer who has been knocked down gets up before the
				  count of "ten", but falls again without having received a fresh blow, the
				  timekeeper shall continue the counting of the seconds from where he
				  stopped.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-391 - Both boxers down

Current through June, 2024
If both boxers go down at the same time, counting shall be
				  continued as long as one of them is still down. If both boxers remain down
				  until the count of "ten", the contest shall be stopped and the decision given
				  in accordance with the points awarded prior to the knockdown.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-393 - Out of ring

Current through June, 2024
If a contestant has been knocked or fallen out of the ring
				  during a contest, the referee shall use his discretion in starting to count
				  over the fallen boxer, giving the boxer reasonable time to reenter the ring
				  before starting to count. A contestant who has fallen or has been knocked out
				  of the ring may not be assisted beyond the apron of the ring. The apron of the
				  ring is defined as that portion of the ring platform extending beyond the
				  ropes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-394 - Out of ring corner

Current through June, 2024
When a contestant has fallen through the ropes, the other
				  shall retire to the farthest corner and stay there until the count is completed
				  or his opponent is on his feet in the ring and the referee commands him to
				  "box".
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 24 - REFEREES-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-395 - Disqualification

Current through June, 2024
A contestant who deliberately wrestles or throws an opponent
				  from the ring, or who hits him when he is partly out of the ring, and prevented
				  by the ropes from assuming a position of defense shall be
				  disqualified.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - BOXING › Subchapter 25 - TIMEKEEPER-AMATEUR SHOWS › Section 16-74-399 - Counting

Current through June, 2024
In case of a knockdown the timekeeper shall immediately
				  start counting off the seconds over the P.A. system. The timekeeper shall
				  continue his count until the count of eight has been given. The referee, after
				  directing the opponent to a neutral corner, shall pick up the count from the
				  timekeeper as soon as possible and shall audibly continue the count, marking
				  off the passing seconds by the motion of his arm, a downward motion indicating
				  the end of each second, until the boxer knocked down shall have regained his
				  feet and the count of eight is completed, or until the boxer has been counted
				  out at the end of ten seconds, or the bell ending the round has
				  sounded.