Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 386-71 (2026)

  Duties and powers of the director in general

✓ current as of July 2026
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PART III.  ADMINISTRATION

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  One-Sided Bargain?  Assessing the Fairness of Hawai‘i's Workers' Compensation Law.  31 UH L. Rev. 553 (2009).

 

     §386-71  Duties and powers of the director in general.  The director of labor and industrial relations shall be in charge of all matters of administration pertaining to the operation and application of this chapter.  The director shall have and exercise all powers necessary to facilitate or promote the efficient execution of this chapter and, in particular, shall supervise, and take all measures necessary for, the prompt and proper payment of compensation.

     If an injury which may be compensable under this chapter is reported to, or comes to the notice of, the department of labor and industrial relations, the director and the director's staff shall investigate such injury to the extent as may appear necessary.  The director shall cause to be printed and furnished free of charge to any employer or employee such blank forms as the director deems requisite to the performance of the director's functions.  The blanks shall also be supplied by the director to the clerks of the respective circuit courts, who shall furnish the same to any employer or employee free of charge pursuant to any rules issued by the director. [L 1963, c 116, pt of §1; Supp, §97-70; HRS §386-71; gen ch 1985]

 

Case Notes

 

  Cited:  43 H. 173, 180 (1959).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Jou v. Hamada, 201 P.3d 614 (Haw. App. 2009).
Jou v. Hamada, 201 P.3d 614 (Haw. App. 2009). · cites it 5× “The Director is granted administrative responsibility and rulemaking power with respect to HRS Chapter 386 through HRS § 386-71 (1993) and HRS § 386-72 (Supp.”
Cabatbat v. Cnty. of Hawai'i, Dep't of Water Supply, 78 P.3d 756 (Haw. 2003). · cites it 2× “) Under HRS § 386-71 (1993), the director must “take all measures necessary for[ ] the prompt and proper payment of compensation.”
Survivors of Timothy Freitas v. PAC. CONTRACTORS, 613 P.2d 927 (Haw. App. 1980). “The Department oí Labor and Industrial Relations initiated an investigation pursuant to its authority under section 386-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes, after receiving a report of the accident from the employer.”
Weis v. Pali Momi Med. Ctr. (Haw. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “]" HRS § 386-71 (2015). HRS § 386-86 (2015), concerning proceedings and hearings, has no restriction on the Director's authority to consider or apply equitable doctrines such as estoppel.”
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