HRS §371-9
Penalties for breaking department rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section sets penalties for people who break the department's lawful rules when no other penalty is already listed. It covers both willful violations and violations found after notice and a hearing. The penalties are fines, possible jail time, or both, depending on the situation.
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The statute, as written — Penalties
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Any employer, employee, or other person who wilfully violates any lawful rule of the department for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined no more than $500, or imprisoned no more than six months, or both, for each offense. (b) Any person who, after twenty-one days written notice and the opportunity to be heard by the director, is found to have violated any lawful rule of the department for which no penalty is otherwise provided , shall be fined no more than $500 for each offense.
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