§467B-9.3 - Investigations; subpoenas; court orders. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§467B-9.3]  Investigations; subpoenas; court orders.  (a)  The department, on its own motion or on complaint of any person, may conduct an investigation to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of sections 467B-2.1, 467B-6.5, and 467B-9.

     (b)  The attorney general or the attorney general's authorized representative may subpoena documentary material relating to any matter under investigation, issue subpoenas to any person involved in or who may have knowledge of any matter under investigation, administer an oath or affirmation to any person, and conduct hearings on any matter under investigation.

     (c)  If any person fails to obey any subpoena issued by the department pursuant to this section, the department, after notice, may apply to the circuit court for the first circuit, State of Hawaii, for a hearing on the application, and after the hearing, the court may issue an order requiring the person to obey the subpoena or any part thereof, together with any other relief as may be appropriate.  Any disobedience of any order entered under this section by any court shall be punished as a contempt thereof. [L 2008, c 174, pt of §2]