Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 444-23 (2026)

Violation; penalties

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§444-23 Violation; penalties. (a) Any licensee who contracts outside the appropriate scope of classification for which the licensee is licensed shall be fined $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense, and not less than $1,500 or more than $2,000 for any subsequent offense.

(b) Any licensee who violates section 444-9.3 or 444-17(17) shall be fined up to $25,000 or up to the full amount of the contract price for each offense, whichever is greater.

(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e), any person who violates or fails to comply with this chapter shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $5,000 for each violation; provided that any person who violates section 444-9 shall be fined:

(1) $2,500 or forty per cent of the total contract price, whichever is greater, for the first offense;

(2) $3,500 or forty per cent of the total contract price, whichever is greater, for the second offense; and

(3) $5,000 or forty per cent of the total contract price, whichever is greater, for any subsequent offense,

and when the person is or was a defendant or respondent in a separate citation or lawsuit filed with or by the department, all tools, implements, documents, materials, or any other property used by the person in activities violating section 444-9 shall be subject to forfeiture as provided by section 444-23.5 and shall be turned over to the department for disposition under that section.

(d) Any licensee who violates, or whose employee violates, section 444-17(18), 444-17(19), or 444-17(20), shall be fined $75 for the first offense, $150 for the second offense, and not less than $300 or more than $1,000 for each subsequent offense; provided that each unit serviced in violation of section 444-17(18) or 444-17(19) and each instance of releasing CFCs in violation of section 444-17(20) shall constitute a separate offense.

(e) Any person who violates section 444-2.5 shall be fined:

(1) Up to $5,000 or fifty per cent of the value of the construction or improvement as indicated on the building permit application, whichever is greater, and as determined based on a review of the circumstances of each case, for the first offense; and

(2) $10,000 or sixty per cent of the value of the construction or improvement as indicated on the building permit application, whichever is greater, for any subsequent offenses. [L 1957, c 305, §1(s 22); Supp, §166A-22; HRS §444-23; am L 1975, c 127, §1; am L 1980, c 102, §1; am L 1984, c 216, §1; am L 1986, c 23, §1; am L 1989, c 77, §12; am L 1990, c 244, §1; am L 1992, c 264, §10 and c 269, §5; am L 1996, c 172, §5; am L 2000, c 291, §3; am L 2009, c 195, §1; am L 2010, c 44, §5 ; am L 2013, c 176, §3]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2009 · leading case: Hiraga v. Baldonado, 31 P.3d 222 (Haw. App. 2001).

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Hiraga v. Baldonado, 31 P.3d 222 (Haw. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “HRS § 444-23 (Supp. 2000) authorizes a maximum $5,000 fine and HRS § 444-17(2) (Supp.”

Jones v. Phillipson, 987 P.2d 1015 (Haw. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “HRS § 444-23(e) (Supp.1998) stated as follows: (e) Any person who violates [HRS §] 444-2(7), shall be fined: (1) $5,000 or forty per cent of the appraised value of the building as determined by the county tax appraiser, whichever is greater, for the first offense; and (2)…”

Dist. Council 50, of the Int'l Union of Painters & Allied Trades v. Saito, 216 P.3d 108 (Haw. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Other enforcement tools and remedies include the imposition of fines under HRS § 444-23 (Supp.2008), as well as criminal penalties under HRS § 444-9.”

— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 444-23(e) — 1 case

Jones v. Phillipson, 987 P.2d 1015 (Haw. App. 1999). “HRS § 444-23(e) (Supp.1998) stated as follows: (e) Any person who violates [HRS §] 444-2(7), shall be fined: (1) $5,000 or forty per cent of the appraised value of the building as determined by the county tax appraiser, whichever is greater, for the first offense; and (2)…”

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