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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 342P-21

Administrative penalties

L 1991, c 219, pt of §1; am L 1995, c 180, §40

(a) In addition to any other administrative or judicial remedy provided by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, the director may impose by order the penalties specified in section 342P-20.

(b) Factors to be considered in imposing an administrative penalty shall include:

(1) The nature and history of the violation and any prior violations;

(2) The economic benefit, if any, resulting from the violation;

(3) The opportunity, difficulty, and history of corrective action;

(4) Good faith efforts to comply; and

(5) Any other matters that justice may require.

(c) It shall be presumed that the violator's economic and financial conditions allow payment of the penalty; the burden of proof to the contrary shall be on the violator.

(d) In any judicial proceeding to collect the administrative penalty imposed, the director need only show that:

(1) Notice was given;

(2) A hearing was held or the time granted for requesting a hearing expired without a request for a hearing;

(3) The administrative penalty was imposed; and

(4) The penalty remains unpaid.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.