Rejecting, Suspending, or Revoking a License

(a) Authorization. The director of budget and fiscal services is authorized to reject any application for an original license or renewal or suspend or revoke any license based on the grounds set forth herein. (b) Grounds for rejection of application for an original license or renewal. (1) The applicant has failed to fill out an application as prescribed. (2) There was deliberate falsification or misrepresentation in the application for license or renewal. (c) Grounds for suspension or revocation of license. (1) The licensee has presented or permitted the presentation of an obscene, indecent, or immoral public show on the licensed premises based on the standards prescribed hereinbefore. (2) During the term of the existing license, the licensee or the licensee’s employees has been convicted of promoting pornography on the licensed premises in violation of HRS §§ 712-1214 and 712-1215; or (3) The licensee has violated this article, HRS §§ 445-161 to 445-165, or any rules adopted by the director of budget and fiscal services as authorized herein. (d) Period of revocation. No owner whose license is revoked shall be eligible to apply for a new license until the expiration of a 12-month period commencing from the effective date of revocation. )