HRS §460J-16
Board hearing powers and enforcing orders
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗During hearings, the board and its members can act like circuit court judges: they can swear in witnesses, require people to show up and bring documents, and question witnesses. If someone ignores a board order or subpoena, a circuit judge can force them to obey, just like in court.
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The statute, as written — Hearings
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.
In all proceedings before it, the board and each member thereof shall have the same powers respecting administering oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence, and examining witnesses as are possessed by circuit judges at chambers. In case of disobedience by any person of any order of the board or of any member thereof, or of any subpoena issued by it or a member, or the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be questioned lawfully, any circuit judge, on application by the board or a member thereof, shall compel obedience as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued by a circuit court, or a refusal to testify therein.
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