Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 458 · 12 active provisions
An individual is deemed to be engaged in the occupation of dispensing optician when the individual prepares and dispenses lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, or appurtenances thereto to the intended wearer thereof on written prescription from physicians or optometrists duly licensed to practice their professions, and in ac…
In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the director of commerce and consumer affairs, subject to chapter 91, may adopt, amend, and repeal rules for the administration of this chapter. The director shall appoint an advisory committee to serve as experts to the department in licensing matters.
(a) An individual shall be licensed as a dispensing optician to engage in the occupation of dispensing optician. (b) The applicant shall provide evidence of having: (1) The equivalent of a high school education and two years of opticianry work experience as required by administrative rules; (2) Graduation from an optic…
Each licensed dispensing optician may wear an identification tag for the purpose of identifying to the customer that the person is a licensed dispensing optician.
(a) A license issued under this chapter, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire on July 1 of each even-numbered year, but may be biennially renewed by the license holder in good standing upon the payment of a biennial renewal fee. Failure to pay the biennial fee shall constitute a forfeiture of the license as…
In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the director, in conformity with chapter 91, may revoke or suspend any license issued under this chapter for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to fraud or dishonesty in obtaining the license, for dishonesty, fraud, gross negligence, or incompetenc…
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director of commerce and consumer affairs shall automatically revoke a license or deny an application to renew, restore, or reinstate a license under either of the following circumstances: (1) The licensee has been convicted in any court in or outside of this State of an…
In all proceedings before the director, the director shall have the same powers respecting administering oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence, as are possessed by circuit courts. In case of disobedience by any person or persons of any order of the director or any sub…
The director may reinstate without examination the license of any dispensing optician issued under this chapter which has been revoked or may modify the suspension of any such license which has been suspended.
It shall be unlawful to do any of the following: (1) To engage in the occupation of dispensing optician without first having been issued a dispensing optician license under this chapter; (2) To advertise in any manner that would tend to mislead or deceive the public; (3) To dispense, furnish, or supply the services and…
(a) Nothing in this chapter applies to any physician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist licensed under the laws of the State, nor shall anything in this chapter prohibit the sale of glasses, sun glasses, colored glasses, or eye devices if they do not have refractive values and are not contact lenses. (b) Nothing in this…
Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.