HRS §440E-3
Subpoena power and oath authority for the director
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The director can require people to appear as witnesses and can give oaths, just like a court can. If someone ignores a subpoena or lies under oath, they face the same penalties as in a circuit court case.
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The statute, as written — Authority to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths and 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.
The director may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, with the same effect as if the subpoenas were issued in an action in the circuit court, and may administer oaths in all matters connected with the administration of this chapter. Disobedience of a subpoena and false swearing before the director shall be attended by the same consequences and be subject to the same penalties as if disobedience or false swearing occurred in an action in the circuit court.
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