Refusal, suspension, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses
HRS §302A-807
in effect302A-807. Refusal, suspension, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses
(a) The board shall serve as the final adjudicator for appeals relating to licensing, including the issuance or nonissuance of licenses, and the condition, suspension, nonrenewal, and revocation of licenses.
(b) The board shall establish procedures for
the conduct of proceedings for the consideration of requests filed with the
board. In every case to condition, revoke, or suspend a license, the board
shall give the person concerned written notice that a request has been filed
with the board. The board shall conduct a hearing in conformity with chapter
91, and shall provide for confidentiality of the proceedings to protect the
parties. In all proceedings before it, the board may administer oaths, compel the
attendance of witnesses and production of documentary evidence, and examine
witnesses. In case of disobedience by any person to any order of the board or
to any subpoena issued by the board, or the refusal of any witness to testify
to any matter that the person may be questioned lawfully, any circuit judge, on
application of the board or a member thereof, shall compel obedience in the
case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued by a circuit
court or a refusal to testify.
(c) Any applicant who has been refused a
license, or any licensee whose license has been conditioned, suspended, or
revoked, shall have the right to appeal the board's decision to the circuit
court of the circuit in which the applicant or licensee resides in the manner
provided in chapter 91; provided that out-of-state resident applicants shall
file their appeals in the first circuit court.
(d) Upon revocation of a license, the board
may disclose the name, birthdate, social security number, and any other
pertinent information about the former holder of the license:
(1) To the department;
(2) To the commission; and
(3) For the purpose of exchanging information under
chapter 315 with other national or state teacher certification agencies about
school personnel who have had licenses revoked.
[L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L
2001, c 312, pt of §10 and §13; am L 2002, c 16, §20 and c 226, §4; am L 2003,
c 3, §12 and c 133, §5; am L 2011, c 134, §4; am L 2014, c 39, §8; am L 2019, c
279, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0302A/HRS_0302A-0807.htmFetched: 11/10/2026