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Hawaii Landscaping Licensing Law

Hawaii Code · 20 sections

The following is the full text of Hawaii’s landscaping licensing law statutes as published in the Hawaii Code. For the official version, see the Hawaii Legislature.


Haw. Rev. Stat. § 101-1

Section

101-1 Definitions

101-2 Taking private property for public use; disposal

of excess property

101-3 Entry upon private property by agreement

101-3.5 Priority for lessees dislocated by condemnation

proceedings

101-4 Right of eminent domain granted to public utilities

and others

101-5 Fee simple or lesser estate may be acquired

101-6 What property may be taken

101-7 Superior public use

101-8 Entering and surveying land

101-9 Actions; priority

101-10 Circuit courts have jurisdiction

101-11 Procedure as in civil actions

101-12 Evidence

101-13 Exercise of power by county

101-14 Plaintiff

101-15 Complaint; defendants

101-16 Complaint; additional contents; map

101-17 Different properties in one action

101-18 Joint or consolidated actions by governmental agencies

101-19 Amendments of complaints, citations

101-20 Notice

101-21 Intervenors

101-22 Decision

101-23 Damages assessed, how

101-24 Assessed as of day of summons

101-25 Payment of judgment, penalties

101-26 Final order of condemnation

101-27 Defendant allowed damages upon abandonment or

dismissal of proceedings

101-28 Possession pending action; immediate occupation by

plaintiff

101-29 Possession pending action; alternative procedure

101-30 Order of possession

101-31 Payment of estimated compensation; effect thereof

101-32 Possession pending appeal

101-33 Allowance of interest, etc.

101-34 Issue as to use may be set for immediate trial

101-35 Tax official as party; certificates, etc.

101-36 Certificate of deposit of moneys in court; notice of

lien

101-37 Payment of taxes out of deposit

101-38 Further certificate of possession

101-39 Effect of abandonment of eminent domain proceedings

Part II. Irrigation Corporations

101-41 Special power of eminent domain

101-42 Rights-of-way

101-43 Requirements prior to exercise of power

101-44 Right-of-way lapses when

Part III. Special Proceedings Relating to Public

Property

101-51 Definitions

101-52 Proceedings authorized

101-53 Property already appropriated to a public purpose

101-54 Part I provisions adopted; consolidation of

proceedings

Part IV. Acquisition of Private Personal Property

101-71 Taking private personal property for public use

101-72 Negotiated purchase of private personal property under

threat of condemnation

Rules of Court

Applicability of Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, see HRCP rule 81(b)(2).

Law Journals and Reviews

Dolan v. City of Tigard: Individual Property Rights v. Land Management Systems. 17 UH L. Rev. 193.

Case Notes

Chapter did not preempt ordinance relating to residential condominium leasehold conversion. 76 H. 46, 868 P.2d 1193.

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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 167-1

Section

167-1 Findings and declaration of necessity

167-2 Definitions

167-3 Engineering program administrator

167-4 Interested members of the board or employees

167-5 Powers

167-6 Further powers

167-7 Issuance of revenue bonds

167-8 Investment of funds

167-9 Security for funds deposited by board

167-10 Eligibility of revenue bonds for investment

167-11 Rate policy; sale of excess water

167-12 Lands included within irrigation projects

167-13 Petition of land occupiers for formation of water

project

167-14 Petition of Hawaiian homes commission for formation

of irrigation project, community pastures

167-15 State lands, formation of irrigation project

167-16 Consideration of petitions; notice and hearing

167-17 Formation of irrigation project on initiative

of board; notice and hearing; protests

167-18 Approval of legislature, appropriations

167-19 Administration of irrigation project; acreage

assessments; liens

167-20 Furnishing domestic water

167-21 Repayment of certain state advances

167-22 Irrigation system revolving fund

167-22.5 Repealed

167-23 Molokai irrigation system water users advisory

board; establishment; meetings

167-24 Repealed

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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 168-1

Section

168-1 Administration of chapter

168-2 Powers

168-3 Funds

168-4 Preference

168-5 Irrigation systems account

168-6 Development period

168-7 Construction, when

168-8 Rules

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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 171-1

Section

171-1 Definitions

171-2 Definition of public lands

171-3 Department of land and natural resources

171-4 Board of land and natural resources; terms and

qualifications of members of the board; organization;

expenses

171-4.5 Aha moku advisory committee; established

171-5 Meetings, regular, special; quorum

171-6 Powers

171-6.4 General administrative penalties

171-6.5 Repealed

171-7 General duties of the board

171-8 Land agents and other employees

171-8.5 Koke‘e state park advisory council

171-8.6 Risk assessment working group

171-9 Land districts

171-10 Classes of lands

171-11 Public purposes, lands set aside by the governor;

management

171-12 Permanent register of applicants for public lands

171-13 Disposition of public lands

171-14 Auction

171-14.5 Auction pre-qualification; agricultural and pasture

leases

171-15 Drawing

171-16 Notices

171-17 Appraisals

171-18 Public land trust

171-18.5 Sugarcane lands conveyed for the development of

housing projects

171-19 Special land and development fund

171-19.5 Repealed

171-20 Notice of breach or default

171-21 Rights of holder of security interest

171-22 Consent to mortgage

171-23 Land patents and deeds, issued when

171-24 Land conveyances, preparation, signing, record, copies

171-25 Irrigation projects

171-26 Rights-of-way to the sea, game management areas, and

public hunting areas

171-27 Taxes

171-28 Government-owned Hawaiian fishponds; sale prohibition

171-29 Report to legislature on all dispositions

171-30 Acquisition of real property; general

171-31 Depository for documents; filing, record

171-31.5 Disposition of abandoned or seized property

171-31.6 Criminal penalties

Part II. Dispositions, Generally

A. Policy and Planning

171-32 Policy

171-33 Planning; generally

171-34 Planning; intensive agricultural and pasture uses

B. Leases or Sales

171-35 Lease provisions; generally

171-36 Lease restrictions; generally

171-36.1 Reservation of rights to prehistoric and historic

remains on leased public lands

171-36.2 Public lands for historic preservation and

restoration

171-37 Lease restrictions; intensive agricultural and

pasture uses

171-37.5 Withdrawal or taking of leased land; fair compensation

171-38 Condemnation of leases

171-39 Leases; forfeiture

171-40 Expired leases; holdover

171-41 Commercial, industrial, and other business uses

171-41.5 Amendment of commercial, hotel, or industrial lease

171-42 Hotel and resort uses

171-43 Lease of campsites or sites for youth athletic and/or

educational activities

171-43.1 Lease to eleemosynary organizations

171-44 Lease for recreation-residence use

C. Residential Uses

171-45 Residence lots; sale or leases

171-46 Residential sales or leases; planning

171-47 Residence lots; improvement districts

171-48 Residence lots, requirements

171-49 Residence lots: unsold; forfeited; surrendered

171-49.5 Resale, first offer to board; limitation on resale

price

171-49.7 Public lands suitable and available for residential

development; inventory

D. Miscellaneous

171-50 Exchanges

171-50.1 Acquisition of lands for exchange under chapter 516

171-50.2 Exchanges for conversion of leasehold lands to fee

simple ownership

171-51 Quitclaim

171-52 Remnant

171-53 Reclamation and disposition of submerged or reclaimed

public land

171-54 Land license

171-55 Permits

171-55.5 Agricultural plots

171-56 Contract or license for concessions or concession

space

171-57 Reserved rights and easements

171-58 Minerals and water rights

171-58.5 Prohibitions

171-59 Disposition by negotiation

171-60 Development through private developer

171-61 Cancellation, surrender

171-62 Sales; payment, default

171-63 Waiver of restrictions

171-64 Covenants against discrimination

171-64.5 Nonconventional uses; department of health;

approval and authorization; Waimano ridge

171-64.7 Legislative approval of sale or gift of lands

Part III. Special Dispositions; Sales and Leases

Permitted Without Public Auction

A. Certain Agricultural Uses, Including Special

Livestock and Pasture

171-65 Leases, leases with option to purchase, sales

permitted; when

171-66 Planning

171-67 Restrictions; conditions

171-68 Applicants; qualifications of

171-69 Preference right

B. Residential Leases

171-70 Findings and declaration of necessity

171-71 Definitions

171-72 Subdivision, improvement and lease of public lands

171-73 Term, rent, and other conditions of residential leases

171-74 Qualifications of lessees

171-75 Persons disqualified to take residential leases

171-76 Preference right to residential lease

171-77 Transfers of title by bequest, devise, intestate

succession, or by operation of law, and upon

foreclosure

171-78 Notice; drawing

171-79 Purchase of fee title by lessee

171-80 Cancellation of leases

171-81 Surrender of lease

171-82 Approval by board

171-83 Costs of, and realization from, residential leasing

171-84 Leases to certain developers of housing for low and

moderate income families

C. Disposition to Victims of Natural Disaster

  1. Disposition for Other Than Residential or

Agricultural Purposes

171-85 Definitions

171-86 Purpose

171-87 Disposition to victims of natural disaster, when

171-88 Option to purchase

171-89 Applications

171-90 Eligibility

171-91 Notice of availability of leases; selection of lessees

171-92 Existing public leases

  1. Disposition for Residential Purposes

171-93 Authorization

171-94 Persons dispossessed or displaced

D. Disposition to Government Agencies and Public

Utilities

171-95 Disposition to governments, governmental agencies,

public utilities, and renewable energy producers

171-95.3 Renewable energy producers; lease of public lands

without public auction

171-95.5 Lease to public charter schools

171-96 Lease to foreign governments

Part IV. Relating to Existing Homestead Rights;

Continuation Thereof and Removal of Certain

Restrictions

171-97 Definition

171-98 Release of restrictions

171-99 Continuation of rights under existing homestead

leases, certificates of occupation, right of purchase

leases, and cash freehold agreements

171-100 Successor determination program

Part V. Lands for Agricultural Purposes

171-111 Repealed

171-112 Acquisition

171-113 to 116.5 Repealed

171-117 Public lands; agricultural park lands

171-118 Repealed

Part VI. Economic Development

171-121 Molokai forest lands, management program established

Part VII. Industrial Parks

171-131 Definitions

171-132 Designation of industrial park

171-133 Authority to plan, improve, develop, operate, and

maintain industrial parks

171-134 Industrial park development

171-135 Joint venture or development agreement

171-136 Disposition of public lands within industrial park

171-137 Preference

171-138 Repealed

171-139 Acquisition

171-140 Rules

171-141 Lease for eligible permittee in industrial park

171-142 Lease for lessees dislocated by condemnation

proceedings

171-143 Rate policy

171-144 Issuance of revenue bonds

Part VIII. Restoration of Beach Lands

171-151 Definitions

171-152 General powers

171-153 Beach restoration plan

171-154 Authority to lease coastal lands

171-155 Development of public coastal lands

171-156 Beach restoration special fund

[Part IX. Turtle Bay, Oahu]

171-171 Reimbursable general obligation bonds for

conservation easement and other real property

interests in Turtle Bay, Oahu

171-172 Turtle Bay conservation easement special fund

171-173 Turtle Bay appraisal and due diligence

171-174 Lease of Turtle Bay lands

Note

Department of transportation’s bridge rehabilitation and replacement program; temporary exemption from certain construction requirements of part II of this chapter through June 30, 2017 or until completion. L 2012, c 218.

Development of watershed management strategies by University of Hawaii in at least two of Hawaii’s most severely flood-impacted watersheds. L 2006, c 187.

Kakaako makai; conveyance of certain parcels to office of Hawaiian affairs. L 2012, c 15.

Priority mooring space for intra-county ferry service. L 2008, c 57, §2.

Relief for airport concessionaires (repealed July 1, 2013). L Sp 2009, c 33; L 2011, c 104, §2.

State purchase of private lands subject to approval. L 2015, c 119, §105.

Survey to identify potential historic districts and single-family residences for listing on Hawaii register of historic places; report to 2018 legislature. L 2015, c 89, §1.

Use of lands in public land trust; payments and accounting requirements. L 2006, c 178.

Water rights lease applications; annual reports to 2017-2020 legislature. L 2016, c 126, §2.

Cross References

Ala Wai boat harbor; leases, see §200-2.6.

Civil relief for state military forces, see chapter 657D.

Conclusive presumptions relating to duty of public entities to warn of dangers at public beach parks, see §663-1.56.

Disposition of state boating facility properties, see §200-2.5.

Environmental courts, jurisdiction over proceedings arising under this chapter, see §604A-2.

Exception to liability for county lifeguard services, see §663-1.52.

Kaho‘olawe island reserve, see chapter 6K.

Koke‘e state park advisory council, see §171-8.5.

State facility renovation partnership program, see chapter 107D.

Transfer of non-agricultural park lands classified for agricultural use to department of agriculture, see chapter 166E.

Attorney General Opinions

Applies to any and all “public lands”, including ceded lands or lands acquired by the State by other means. Att. Gen. Op. 95-3.

Law Journals and Reviews

Native Hawaiians, Self-Determination, and the Inadequacy of the State Land Trusts. 14 UH L. Rev. 519.

Demolition of Native Rights and Self Determination: Act 55’s Devastating Impact through the Development of Hawaii’s Public Lands. 35 UH L. Rev. 297 (2013).

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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 58-1

Section

58-1 Purpose

58-2 County arborist advisory committees; establishment

58-3 County arborist advisory committees; powers and duties

58-4 County protective regulations

58-5 State assistance

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HRS §444-28

§444-28  Statute of limitations; recovery from fund.  (a)  No action for an arbitration award or for a judgment which may subsequently result in an order for collection from the contractors recovery fund shall be commenced later than six years from the accrual of the cause of action thereon.  When any injured person commences action for an arbitration award or for a judgment which may result in collection from the contractors recovery fund, the injured person shall notify the board in writing to this effect at the time of the commencement of such action.  The board shall have the right to intervene in and defend any such action.  Nothing in this section shall supersede the statute of limitations as contained in section 657-8.

(b)  When any injured person recovers a valid judgment in any circuit court or district court of the county where the violation occurred against any licensed contractor for such act, representation, transaction, or conduct which is in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, which occurred on or after June 1, 1974, the injured person may, upon the termination of all proceedings, including reviews and appeals in connection with the judgment, file a verified claim in the court in which the judgment was entered and, upon ten days' written notice to the contractors license board, may apply to the court for an order directing payment out of the contractors recovery fund, of the amount unpaid upon the judgment, subject to the limitations stated in this section.  Before proceeding against the contractors recovery fund, the injured person must first proceed against any existing bond covering the licensed contractor.

(c)  The court shall proceed upon such application in a summary manner, and, upon the hearing thereof, the injured person shall be required to show:

(1)  The injured person is not a spouse of debtor, or the personal representative of such spouse.

(2)  The injured person has complied with all the requirements of this section.

(3)  The injured person has obtained a judgment as set out in subsection (b) of this section, stating the amount thereof and the amount owing thereon at the date of the application.

(4)  The injured person has made all reasonable searches and inquiries to ascertain whether the judgment debtor is possessed of real or personal property or other assets, liable to be sold or applied in satisfaction of the judgment.

(5)  That by such search the injured person has discovered no personal or real property or other assets liable to be sold or applied, or that the injured person has discovered certain of them, describing them, owned by the judgment debtor and liable to be so applied, and that the injured person has taken all necessary action and proceedings for the realization thereof, and that the amount thereby realized was insufficient to satisfy the judgment, stating the amount so realized and the balance remaining due on the judgment after application of the amount realized.

(d)  The court shall make an order directed to the contractors license board requiring payment from the contractors recovery fund of whatever sum it shall find to be payable upon the claim, pursuant to the provisions of and in accordance with the limitations contained in this section, if the court is satisfied, upon the hearing of the truth of all matters required to be shown by the injured person by subsection (c) of this section and that the injured person has fully pursued and exhausted all remedies available to the injured person for recovering the amount awarded by the judgment of the court.

(e)  The license of the contractor shall be automatically terminated upon execution of a settlement agreement requiring payment from the contractors recovery fund or the issuance of a court order authorizing payment from the contractors recovery fund.  No contractor shall be eligible to receive a new license until the contractor has repaid in full, plus interest at the rate of ten per cent a year, the amount paid from the contractors recovery fund on the contractor's account.  A discharge in bankruptcy shall not relieve a person from the penalties and disabilities provided in this subsection.

(f)  If, at any time, the money deposited in the contractors recovery fund is insufficient to satisfy any duly authorized claim or portion thereof, the contractors license board shall, when sufficient money has been deposited in the contractors recovery fund, satisfy such unpaid claims or portions thereof, in the order that such claims or portions thereof were originally filed.

(g)  With respect to the repair or alteration of an existing residential building or structure or any appurtenance thereto, including but not limited to swimming pools, retaining walls, garages or sprinkling systems, initial construction of such appurtenances, and landscaping of private residences, including condominium or cooperative units, pursuant to a contract between the owner and a licensed contractor for which the owner has paid the contractor in full, should, because of the contractor's default, a mechanic's or materialman's lien be enforced against the property pursuant to section 507-47, the court hearing the action shall award such an owner or the owner's assigns a valid judgment against the contractor in an amount equal to the amount of the lien together with reasonable attorney's fees as determined by the court.  The judgment shall include an order directing payment out of the contractors recovery fund.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, the owner or the owner's assigns need not meet any other requirement to secure payment from the contractors recovery fund, except that notice of the lien enforcement hearing shall be given to the contractors license board so it may appear pursuant to section 444-31. [L 1973, c 170, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 183, §1; am L 1977, c 127, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 258, §§5, 6]

Case Notes

Building material supplier could recover from fund where action against contractor began prior to 1977 amendments.  63 H. 540, 632 P.2d 649 (1981).


HRS §444-7

§444-7  Classification.  (a)  For the purpose of classification, the contracting business includes any or all of the following branches:

(1)  General engineering contracting;

(2)  General building contracting;

(3)  Specialty contracting.

(b)  A general engineering contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in connection with fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, including the following divisions or subjects:  irrigation, drainage, water power, water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, docks and wharves, shipyards and ports, dams and hydroelectric projects, levees, river control and reclamation works, railroads, highways, streets and roads, tunnels, airports and airways, sewers and sewage disposal plants and systems, waste reduction plants, bridges, overpasses, underpasses and other similar works, pipelines and other systems for the transmission of petroleum and other liquid or gaseous substances, parks, playgrounds and other recreational works, refineries, chemical plants and similar industrial plants requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, powerhouses, power plants and other utility plants and installations, mines and metallurgical plants, land levelling and earth-moving projects, excavating, grading, trenching, paving and surfacing work and cement and concrete works in connection with the above mentioned fixed works.

(c)  A general building contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in connection with any structure built, being built, or to be built, for the support, shelter, and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind, requiring in its construction the use of more than two unrelated building trades or crafts, or to do or superintend the whole or any part thereof.

(d)  A specialty contractor is a contractor whose operations as such are the performance of construction work requiring special skill such as, but not limited to, electrical, drywall, painting and decorating, landscaping, flooring, carpet laying by any installation method, plumbing, or roofing work, and others whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts. [L 1957, c 305, §1(s 6); Supp, §166A-6; HRS §444-7; am L 1989, c 162, §1]


HRS §464-1

§464-1  Definitions.  As used in this chapter:

"Architect" means a person who holds oneself out as able to perform, or who does perform, any professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, including aesthetic and structural design, or observation of construction, in connection with any private or public buildings, structures, or projects or the equipment or utilities thereof, or the accessories thereto, wherein the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when the professional service requires the application of the art and science of construction based upon the principles of mathematics, aesthetics, and the physical sciences.

"Landscape architect" means a person who holds oneself out as able to perform, or who does perform, any professional services such as consultation, investigation, reconnaissance, research, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, and observation of construction where the dominant purpose of the services is:

(1)  The preservation and enhancement of land uses and natural land features;

(2)  The location and construction of aesthetically pleasing and functional approaches for structures, roadways, and walkways; and

(3)  The design for equestrian trails, plantings, landscape irrigation, landscape lighting, and landscape grading.

This practice shall include the location, arrangement, and design of tangible objects and features as are incidental and necessary to the purposes outlined herein.  Nothing herein shall preclude a duly licensed landscape architect from planning the development of land areas and elements used thereon or from performing any of the services described in this section in connection with the settings, approaches, or environment for buildings, structures, or facilities; provided that nothing in this chapter shall empower a landscape architect licensed under this chapter from practicing or offering to practice architecture or engineering in any of its various recognized branches.

"Land surveying" means any professional service or work which involves the application of specialized knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the physical and applied sciences, and the act of measuring, locating, establishing, or reestablishing lines, angles, elevations, natural and manmade features on the surface and immediate subsurface of the earth, or on the beds or surface of bodies of water, for the purpose of determining, establishing, describing, displaying, or interpreting the size, shape, topography, elevation datum planes, legal or geodetic location or relocation, or orientation of improved or unimproved real property and appurtenances thereto, including acreage.  Land surveying includes but is not limited to:

(1)  Evaluating and determining boundary evidence collected through field surveys, boundary studies, or other means;

(2)  Using the principles of land surveying to:

(A)  Determine the position for any monument or reference point which marks a property line, boundary corner, right-of-way, easement, or alignment of those lines;

(B)  Set, reset, recover, or replace any such monument or reference point; or

(C)  Perform topographical surveys;

(3)  Giving an authoritative reference or interpretation as to the location of a property line, boundary, right‑of-way, easement, or any related corner position;

(4)  Creating or modifying record plats for cadastral surveys including consolidation, subdivision, resubdivision, rights-of-way, easements, determination of areas, mathematical closures, and elevations of land parcels;

(5)  Creating or modifying land surveying descriptions of property lines and easements, or editing their content for use in legal instruments that convey real property and property rights;

(6)  Rendering a statement or certification regarding the positional accuracy of land surveying maps, record drawings, field surveys, or measured survey data;

(7)  Creating or modifying the content of electronic data, computerized drawings, or any other survey map relative to the practice of land surveying; or

(8)  Setting, resetting, or replacing initial survey control points, including benchmarks to provide horizontal and vertical data on or in the vicinity of a construction or engineering project to enable any components of the project to be built in compliance with plans and specifications with respect to the project location, orientation, elevation, and relationship to property lines, easements, or right-of-way boundaries.

This definition shall not apply to any person working within the scope of practice of another licensed profession; provided that the person does not purport to be a land surveyor.

"Professional engineer" means a person who holds oneself out as able to perform, or who does perform, any professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or observation of construction or operation, in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects, wherein the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when such professional service requires the application of engineering principles and data.

"Professional surveyor", "professional land surveyor", or "land surveyor" means a person who holds oneself out as able to practice, or who does practice, land surveying in this State. [L 1933, c 134, §5; RL 1935, §7034; RL 1945, §7601; am L 1949, c 306, §1; RL 1955, §166-1; HRS §464-1; am L 1970, c 85, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 226, §1; am L 1989, c 210, §3; am L 2012, c 79, §1]


HRS §464-11

§464-11  Contents of certificates; use of seal mandatory when.  Each certificate of licensure issued hereunder shall bear the date of the original license and shall specify whether the person to whom it is issued is authorized by the board to practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying or landscape architecture.

In the case of a certificate issued to a person authorizing the person to practice professional engineering, the certificate shall furthermore indicate the major branch or branches of engineering in which the person has especially qualified.

Every licensee may use a seal or rubber stamp of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensee's name and the words "licensed professional engineer", "licensed architect", "licensed land surveyor", or "licensed landscape architect", or otherwise as may be authorized by the board.

All plans, specifications, maps, and reports prepared by or under the supervision of a licensed engineer, architect, surveyor, or landscape architect shall be stamped with such seal or stamp when filed with public officials.  It shall be unlawful for anyone to seal or stamp any document with such seal or stamp after the license has expired or has been revoked or suspended unless such license has been renewed or reissued.

No official of the State nor of any political subdivision thereof, charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances relating to the construction or alteration of buildings or structures, shall accept or approve any plans or specifications that are not stamped with the seal of a licensed architect or with the seal of a licensed engineer who has qualified in the structural engineering branch, unless the building or structure, for which the plans or specifications are submitted is exempted from this chapter, and no map or survey shall be filed in the land court unless stamped with the seal of a licensed land surveyor. [L 1923, c 227, §6; RL 1925, §3688; am L 1931, c 165, §4; am L 1933, c 134, §2; RL 1935, §7039; RL 1945, §7611; RL 1955, §166-11; HRS §464-11; am L 1970, c 85, §§1, 6; am L 1983, c 155, §7; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 210, §13]


HRS §464-12

§464-12  Corporations and partnerships.  A corporation or copartnership may engage in the practice of professional engineering, architecture, surveying, or landscape architecture in the State if the person or persons connected with the corporation or copartnership directly in charge of the professional work is duly licensed. [L 1923, c 227, §7; RL 1925, §3689; am L 1933, c 134, §3; RL 1935, §7040; RL 1945, §7612; RL 1955, §166-12; HRS §464-12; am L 1970, c 85, §1; am L 1983, c 155, §8; am L 1989, c 210, §14; am L 1997, c 8, §4]


HRS §464-14

§464-14  Unlicensed activity; penalties.  (a)  Any person who practices, offers to practice, or holds oneself out as authorized and qualified to practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the State, except as provided in sections 464-3 and 464-5; or who uses the title "engineer", "architect", "land surveyor" or "landscape architect", or any title, sign, card, or device to indicate that such person is practicing professional engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture, or is a professional engineer, architect, land surveyor, or landscape architect, without having first acquired a license in accordance with this chapter and without having a valid unexpired license; or who uses or attempts to use as the person's own the seal, certificate or license of another, or who falsely impersonates any duly licensed practitioner hereunder, or who uses or attempts to use an expired, suspended, or revoked license shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(b)  Any corporation or copartnership which advertises that it furnishes architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services in the making of plans or specifications or in the construction of any building or other structure, without first complying with section 464-12; or any corporation or copartnership which furnishes or offers to furnish architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services for the construction of any building, structure, project, or utility in the State, without first complying with section 464-12, shall be fined not more than $1,000.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, persons, corporations, or copartnerships working on structures exempted in section 464-13 shall not be affected by this subsection. [L 1923, c 227, §11; RL 1925, §3693; am L 1931, c 165, §8; am L 1933, c 134, §4; RL 1935, §7042; RL 1945, §7614; RL 1955, §166-14; HRS §464-14; am L 1970, c 85, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 210, §15; am L 1993, c 127, §2]

Case Notes

Nonrenewal of registration held not to warrant forfeiture of contract rights in addition to penal sanctions of this section.  57 H. 124, 551 P.2d 525 (1976).


HRS §464-2

§464-2  Licensing of practicing engineers, etc.  In order to safeguard life, health, and property, no person except those exempted by sections 464-3 and 464-5 shall practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying or landscape architecture in the State unless the person is duly licensed under this chapter. [L 1923, c 227, §1; RL 1925, §3683; am L 1931, c 165, §1; RL 1935, §7030; RL 1945, §7602; RL 1955, §166-2; HRS §464-2; am L 1970, c 85, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 210, §4]

Case Notes

Contract made by unregistered architect, although illegal, is not necessarily void.  57 H. 124, 551 P.2d 525 (1976).


HRS §464-3

§464-3  Persons exempt from licensure.  Persons practicing professional engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture solely as officers or employees of the United States shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter. [L 1923, c 227, §8; RL 1925, §3690; am L 1931, c 165, §5; RL 1935, §7031; RL 1945, §7603; RL 1955, §166-3; am L 1961, c 142, §12(a); HRS §464-3; am L 1970, c 85, §1; am L 1983, c 155, §1; am L 1989, c 210, §5; am L 1997, c 8, §1]


HRS §464-4

§464-4  Public works.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, public works projects involving:

(1)  Alteration or new construction shall be required to have:

(A)  Plans or specifications prepared by or under the supervision of an appropriately licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect.  The licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect, as the case may be, shall stamp the plans or specifications, and indicate that the licensee has prepared or supervised the preparation of the plans or specifications; and

(B)  A licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect designated by the State, county, or political subdivision that is undertaking the public works project to observe the alteration or new construction.  For the observation of construction of these types of public works projects, the licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect, as the case may be, shall not be required to stamp the plans or specifications.

(2)  Maintenance work shall:

(A)  Not be required to have plans or specifications prepared by or under the supervision of an appropriately licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect; and

(B)  Be required to have a licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect designated by the State, county, or political subdivision that is undertaking the public works project to observe the maintenance work.  For the observation of construction of this type of public works project, the licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect, as the case may be, shall not be required to stamp the plans or specifications.

(b)  All land surveys involving property boundaries for public purposes or plans thereof shall be made or supervised by a licensed surveyor.  The licensed land surveyor shall stamp the land surveys or plans, and indicate that the licensee has prepared or supervised the preparation of the land surveys or plans.

(c)  For purposes of this section:

"Maintenance" means minor repairs or replacement work which do not affect or involve the structural integrity of the public works project.

"Public works projects" means projects undertaken by the State, counties, or any political subdivisions thereof. [L 1923, c 227, §9; RL 1925, §3691; am L 1931, c 165, §6; RL 1935, §7032; RL 1945, §7604; RL 1955, §166-4; HRS §464-4; am L 1970, c 85, §1; am L 1988, c 226, §2; am L 1989, c 210, §6; am L 2002, c 53, §1]


HRS §464-5

§464-5  Limitation upon application of chapter.  Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any person from engaging in engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural work and undertakings upon property owned or exclusively controlled or possessed by that person, or from hiring any person to do the work and undertakings, unless the work and undertakings involve the safety or health of the public, nor shall anything in this chapter prevent any person from engaging in land surveying upon property owned or exclusively controlled or possessed by that person or from hiring any person to do the work, unless the work involves a common boundary.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to the business conducted in this State by any agriculturist, horticulturist, tree expert, arborist, forester, gardenshop operator, nursery operator or landscape nursery operator, gardener, landscape gardener, landscape contractor, landscape designer, landscape consultant, garden or lawn caretaker, or cultivator of land, as these terms are generally used, except that no person shall use the designation "landscape architect", "landscape architectural", or "landscape architecture" unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter.

All engineering work, architectural work, and landscape architectural work in which the public safety or health is involved shall be designed by and the construction observed by a duly licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect, respectively. [L 1923, c 227, §10; RL 1925, §3692; am L 1931, c 165, §7; RL 1935, §7033; RL 1945, §7605; RL 1955, §166-5; HRS §464-5; am L 1970, c 85, §§1, 3; am L 1988, c 226, §3; am L 1989, c 210, §7; gen ch 1993]


HRS §464-6

§464-6  Board of professional engineers, etc., members; appointment; tenure; qualifications.  There shall be a state board of professional engineers, architects, surveyors, and landscape architects hereinafter called "the board".  The board shall consist of fourteen members, including at least four professional engineers, three professional architects, two professional surveyors, two professional landscape architects, and three public members.  Each county shall be represented by at least one member who is a resident of the county.  Each member shall hold over after the expiration of the member's term until the member's successor is duly appointed and qualified.

Each member shall have been a resident of the State for at least three years.  A member representing the profession shall have been engaged in the practice of the member's profession for at least five years immediately preceding the date of the member's appointment.  Any member of the board who incurs expenses in connection with the preparation and grading of examination papers shall be reimbursed for those expenses with the approval of the department. [L 1923, c 227, §2; RL 1925, §3684; am L 1933, c 134, §§1, 6; RL 1935, §7035; RL 1945, §7607; am L 1949, c 306, §2; RL 1955, §166-6; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §5; am L 1967, c 85, §2; HRS §464-6; am L 1970, c 85, §4; am L 1978, c 208, §12; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 155, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 210, §8; am L 1992, c 202, §153; ree L 1993, c 322, §14]

Cross References

Design claim conciliation panel, see chapter 672B.

Attorney General Opinions

This statute is constitutional, with regard to the use of the phrase "appointed and qualified" to describe when a successor's appointment terminates a holdover member's position.  Att. Gen. Op. 16-3.


HRS §464-7

§464-7  Powers and duties of board; secretary; records.  In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board may compel the attendance of witnesses upon subpoena, administer oaths, take testimony, and do all other things necessary and proper to carry out this chapter in all matters within its jurisdiction.  It shall adopt and have an official seal and adopt, subject to chapter 91 and with the approval of the governor and the director of commerce and consumer affairs, rules for the performance of its duties and the carrying on of its business and the enforcement of this chapter, including, but not limited to, rules which define the branches of engineering in which licensure shall be offered, clarify the qualifications needed for licensure, and set forth practice requirements.  It shall have a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary, and a quorum shall consist of not less than six members.

The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and all applicants for licensure as engineers, architects, surveyors, or landscape architects, the date of application, name, educational and other qualifications, address, whether or not an examination was required, and whether or not the applicant was licensed and a certificate issued to the applicant and the date of the action.  The records shall be prima facie evidence of all matters therein contained. [L 1923, c 227, §3; RL 1925, §3685; am L 1933, c 40, §1; RL 1935, §7036; RL 1945, §7608; am L 1949, c 306, §3; RL 1955, §166-7; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§14, 15; am L 1961, c 184, §24; am L 1963, c 114, §§1, 3; am L 1965, c 96, §106; am L 1967, c 9, §1; HRS §464-7; am L 1970, c 85, §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17 and c 155, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 226, §4; am L 1989, c 210, §9; am L 1992, c 11, §1 and c 202, §154; am L 1997, c 8, §2]


HRS §464-8

§464-8  Qualifications for licensure.  (a)  No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional engineer unless:

(1)  The person is the holder of an unexpired license issued to the person by any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, in which the requirements for licensure at the time the person was first licensed are of a standard satisfactory to the board; provided that if the board is in doubt as to whether the standards are satisfactory, or as to whether the holder was required to fully comply with them, it shall require that the holder successfully pass a written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the holder's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of engineering;

(2)  The person is the holder of a master's degree in engineering from an institution of higher education approved by the board; is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing and has completed an engineering curriculum of four years or more; has had three years of full-time lawful experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of engineering;

(3)  The person is the holder of a master's degree in engineering from an institution of higher education approved by the board; has had four years of full-time lawful experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of engineering;

(4)  The person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed an engineering curriculum of four years or more; has had four years of full-time lawful experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of engineering;

(5)  The person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed an engineering technology or arts and science curriculum of four years or more; has had eight years of full-time lawful experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of engineering; or

(6)  The person has had twelve years of full-time lawful experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of engineering.

(b)  No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional architect unless:

(1)  The person is the holder of an unexpired license in architecture issued to the person by any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, and the person meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the board;

(2)  The person is the holder of a bachelor's, master's, or higher degree in architecture from a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing; has had three years of full-time lawful experience in architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a professional written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of architecture;

(3)  The person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing and has completed an architectural curriculum of four years or a pre-architecture or arts and science curriculum of four years or more; has had five years of full-time lawful experience in architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a professional written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of architecture;

(4)  The person is a graduate of a community college or other technical training school approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed an architectural technology curriculum of two years or more; has had eight years of full-time lawful experience in architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a professional written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of architecture; or

(5)  The person has had eleven years of full-time lawful experience in architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed a professional written examination, prescribed by the board and designed to test the person's knowledge, skill, and competency in the profession of architecture;

provided that those persons who qualify under paragraphs (2) through (5), as of June 30, 2000, shall be required to fulfill the requirements of the intern development program of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards or of any similar program satisfactory to the board, and approved by the board.  For paragraph (2), the intern development program shall fulfill the experience requirement.  For paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), time participating in the intern development program shall be credited toward the experience requirement.

(c)  No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional land surveyor unless:

(1)  (A)  The person is the holder of an unexpired license issued to the person by any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, in which the requirements for licensure at the time the person was first licensed are of a standard satisfactory to the board; provided that if the board is in doubt as to whether the standards are satisfactory, or as to whether the holder was required to fully comply with them, it shall require that the holder successfully pass the national land surveyor licensing examinations and a written, multiple-choice examination on the subject of Hawaii land matters and Hawaii land description;

(B)  The person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed a geoscience, civil engineering, or general engineering curriculum of four years or more; has had three years of full-time lawful experience in land surveying of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed the national land surveyor licensing examinations and a written, multiple-choice examination on the subject of Hawaii land matters and Hawaii land description;

(C)  The person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed a civil engineering technology (survey option) curriculum of two years or more or arts and sciences curriculum of four years or more; has had seven years of full-time lawful experience in land surveying of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed the national land surveyor licensing examinations and a written, multiple-choice examination on the subject of Hawaii land matters and Hawaii land description; or

(D)  The person has had eleven years of full-time lawful experience in land surveying of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed the national land surveyor licensing examinations and a written, multiple-choice examination on the subject of Hawaii land matters and Hawaii land description; and

(2)  Any applicant shall certify on the application that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules that the board determines are required for licensure.

(d)  No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional landscape architect unless:

(1)  The person is the holder of an unexpired license issued to the person by any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, in which the requirements for licensure at the time the person was first licensed are of a standard satisfactory to the board; provided that if the board is in doubt as to whether the standards are satisfactory, or as to whether the holder was required to fully comply with them, it shall require that the holder successfully pass the national landscape architect licensing examination and a written examination, prescribed by the board designed to test the holder's knowledge of the State's climatic conditions, native plants and native ecosystems, land use ordinance and special management area requirements, and cultural and historical conditions affecting landscape architecture;

(2)  The person is the holder of a master's degree in landscape architecture from an institution of higher education approved by the board; is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing and has completed a landscape architectural curriculum of four years or more; has had two years of full-time lawful experience in landscape architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed the national landscape architect licensing examination and a written examination, prescribed by the board designed to test the person's knowledge of the State's climatic conditions, native plants and native ecosystems, land use ordinance and special management area requirements, and cultural and historical conditions affecting landscape architecture;

(3)  The person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed a landscape architectural curriculum of four years or more; has had three years of full-time lawful experience in landscape architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed the national landscape architect licensing examination and a written examination, prescribed by the board designed to test the person's knowledge of the State's climatic conditions, native plants and native ecosystems, land use ordinance and special management area requirements, and cultural and historical conditions affecting landscape architecture;

(4)  The person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed a pre-landscape architecture or arts and science curriculum of four years or more; has had five years of full-time lawful experience in landscape architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed the national landscape architect licensing examination and a written examination, prescribed by the board designed to test the person's knowledge of the State's climatic conditions, native plants and native ecosystems, land use ordinance and special management area requirements, and cultural and historical conditions affecting landscape architecture; or

(5)  The person has had twelve years of full-time lawful experience in landscape architecture work of a character satisfactory to the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equivalent thereof; and has successfully passed the national landscape architect licensing examination and a written examination, prescribed by the board designed to test the person's knowledge of the State's climatic conditions, native plants and native ecosystems, land use ordinance and special management area requirements, and cultural and historical conditions affecting landscape architecture.

(6)  The applicant shall also certify on the application that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules that the board determines are required for licensure.

In addition to the foregoing requirements, the board, in its discretion, may also require additional proof that the applicant is competent to practice professionally, and whenever the board is not fully satisfied from the results of an examination that any applicant is competent to practice professionally, it may give the applicant a further examination or examinations.

No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional engineer, architect, land surveyor, or landscape architect if the person does not possess a history of honesty, truthfulness, financial integrity, and fair dealing. [L 1923, c 227, pt of §4; RL 1925, pt of §3686; am L 1931, c 165, pt of §2; RL 1935, pt of §7037; RL 1945, pt of §7609; am L 1949, c 306, pt of §4; RL 1955, §166-8; HRS §464-8; am L 1970, c 85, §1; am L 1972, c 56, §1; am L 1974, c 160, §1; am L 1983, c 155, §4; am L 1985, c 10, §1; am L 1986, c 164, §1; am L 1988, c 226, §5; am L 1989, c 210, §10; am L 1992, c 11, §2; am L 1997, c 263, §2; am L 1998, c 185, §1 and c 186, §1; am L 2001, c 135, §1]


HRS §464-9

§464-9  Applications for and certificates of licensure; renewal; fees; continuing education.  (a)  Application for licensure shall be made upon a form prescribed by the board and shall be signed by the applicant.  With each application there shall be paid to the board a nonrefundable application fee.

For each examination, or repetition thereof in whole or in part as shall be limited or permitted by the rules of the board, the candidate shall pay to the board an examination fee; provided where the candidate is eligible to take only that part of the examination pertaining to engineering fundamentals the candidate shall pay the appropriate fee.  The fee paid shall not be refundable; provided if a candidate after having paid the fee is unable for any reason beyond the candidate's control to participate in the examination, the board may extend the time of the candidate's participation to the next regular examination date and credit the candidate the amount of the fee paid.

(b)  Upon qualifying for licensure, the applicant shall pay a license fee, and upon receipt thereof by the board shall thereupon be licensed as a professional engineer, architect, land surveyor or landscape architect, and shall receive a certificate thereof from the board signed by the chairperson.  Every person licensed who, as an individual or as a member of a firm or corporation, conducts an office or other place of business for the practice of the profession shall display the original certificate in a conspicuous manner, in the principal office or place of business.

(c)  Every license expires on April 30 of each even-numbered year following its issuance and becomes invalid after that date unless renewed.  At least one month in advance of the date of expiration of the license, a notice shall be mailed to every person licensed under this section informing them of the date of expiration and the amount required for the renewal.  Licenses that have expired for failure to pay renewal fees on or before the date required in this subsection may be restored within two years of the expiration date upon payment of a fee for each renewal.  Any person who fails to restore the person's license within two years of the date of its expiration shall reapply for licensure as a new applicant and meet the requirements in effect at that time.

(d)  The board shall require continuing education to renew a license for architects effective as of the renewal date for a license expiring on April 30, 2008, and for every biennial renewal period thereafter.  All continuing education courses shall be relevant to public protection subjects and shall be approved by the board as provided in the board's rules; provided that:

(1)  Architects initially licensed in the first year of the biennium shall have completed eight continuing education credit hours;

(2)  Architects initially licensed in the second year of the biennium shall not be required to complete any continuing education credit hours;

(3)  All other architects shall have completed sixteen continuing education credit hours;

(4)  The board shall randomly audit an architect's continuing education courses, and shall establish guidelines for random audits in rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91;

(5)  An architect whose license is not renewed because of failure to comply with the continuing education requirement shall have two years from the expiration date of the license to restore the license by complying with all applicable continuing professional education requirements and paying the appropriate renewal and penalty fees.  After the two-year restoration period, the licensee shall be required to apply as a new applicant, and meet the requirements in effect at that time; and

(6)  An architect licensee shall not be subject to the continuing education requirement if the architect otherwise meets all other renewal requirements and:

(A)  Is a member of the armed forces, National Guard, or a reserve component on active duty and deployed during a state or national crisis as "state or national crisis" is defined in chapter 436B;

(B)  Is ill or disabled for a significant period of time as documented by a licensed physician, and is unable to meet the continuing education requirements of this subsection;

(C)  Can demonstrate undue hardship that prevented the licensee from meeting the continuing education requirements of this subsection; or

(D)  Is retired from the practice of architecture and is no longer performing or providing architectural services;

provided that any exemption from the continuing education requirements shall be subject to the board's approval. [L 1923, c 227, pt of §4; RL 1925, pt of §3686; am L 1927, c 225, §1; am L 1931, c 165, pt of §2; RL 1935, pt of §7037; RL 1945, pt of §7609; am L 1949, c 306, pt of §4; RL 1955, §166-9; am L 1961, c 142, §12(b), (c); am L 1965, c 243, §1; HRS §464-9; am L 1970, c 85, §1; am L 1974, c 28, §1; am L 1975, c 118, §28; am L 1983, c 155, §5; am L 1984, c 7, §71; am L 1988, c 226, §6; am L 1989, c 210, §11; am L 1992, c 202, §§155, 156; gen ch 1992; am L 1993, c 127, §1; am L 1997, c 8, §3 and c 40, §18; am L 2005, c 2, §2]

Cross References

Disposal of examination papers, see §94-5.

Professional testing services, see §26-9.

Case Notes

Failure of architect to renew registration does not warrant forfeiture of the benefits of the architect's contracts if forfeiture would be wholly out of proportion to requirements of public policy or appropriate punishment.  57 H. 124, 551 P.2d 525 (1976).

Provision for renewal not for public protection but for revenue.  57 H. 124, 551 P.2d 525 (1976).


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REPEALED. L 1987, c 306, §19.

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For present provisions, see chapters 167 and 168.

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