HRS §459-14
Penalty for practicing optometry without a license
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you practice optometry without following the law or its rules, you can be fined or jailed. Each day you keep doing it counts as a separate violation, so the penalties can add up quickly.
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The statute, as written — Penalty
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.
Any person practicing optometry in violation of this chapter or any rule may be fined up to $500 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each separate violation, and each day of the violation shall constitute a separate offense.
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