Haw. Code R. § 5-31-58 - Penalties for failure to cooperate with the agency's request for information

(a) Any person or entity that wilfully fails to promptly respond to the agency's request for information shall be subject to a fine of no more than $1,000.

(b) When there is wilful failure to promptly respond to the agency's request for information, the person or entity shall be sent a written notice of the agency's findings by regular mail and shall have fourteen calendar days to comply with the agency's request.

(c) If there is no compliance after fourteen calendar days, then civil penalties may be imposed as follows:

(1) The first instance shall result in a fine of $250;

(2) The second instance shall result in a fine of $500; and

(3) The third and subsequent instances shall result in a fine of $1,000.

(d) The notification of imposition of the penalty will be sent by regular mail and the payment shall be made within thirty calendar days from the date of notification.

(e) Appeals may be made within thirty calendar days from the date of notification of the imposition of the penalty. All appeals shall be made to the attorney general or his or her designee.

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Haw. Code R. § 5-31-58

[Eff and comp MAP 30 2014] (Auth: HRS § 576D-17) (Imp: HRS § 576D-17)