Title 25, Professions And Occupations

§440-13 License fees. (a) License fees shall be paid annually to the State by every applicant to whom a license is issued to participate in the conduct of professional boxing in any of the capacities set forth in this chapter: promoter, physician, referee, judge, matchmaker, mana…

§440-14 Licenses, limitations, renewals. (a) No boxing contest shall be conducted, held, or given unless all the parties participating, as designated herein, are licensed by the commission, and it shall be unlawful for any individual or club to participate in a boxing contest in …

§440-15 Receipts and reports thereon. (a) Every individual or club holding a license to conduct, hold, or give boxing contests, within seventy-two hours after the determination of every boxing contest for which admission fees are charged and received, shall furnish to the commiss…

§440-16 Failure to report receipts. Whenever any individual or club holding a license to conduct, hold, or give boxing contests fails to make a report of any boxing contest at the time and in the manner herein prescribed, or whenever the report is unsatisfactory to the commission…

§440-17 Admission tickets. All tickets of admission to any boxing contest for which admission fees are charged and received shall have printed clearly upon the face thereof the purchase price of same, and no ticket shall be sold for more than the price as printed thereon. [L 1929…

§440-18 Inspectors; duties. The commission shall appoint official representatives designated as inspectors, each of whom shall receive from the commission a card or badge authorizing the person to act as inspector whenever the commission may designate the person to so act. An ins…

§440-19 Referees; duties. (a) At each boxing contest there shall be in attendance a duly licensed referee designated by the commission, who shall direct and control the contest. Before starting the boxing contest, the referee shall ascertain from each contestant the name of the c…

§440-2 Commission established. There shall be a board which shall be known as the state boxing commission of Hawaii. The commission shall consist of five members. At least one of the members shall be a member of USA Boxing, Inc. One member shall be designated by the governor as c…

§440-20 Judges; duties. The boxing commission may in its discretion appoint two judges to act with the referee in rendering a decision or three judges to act with a nonvoting referee in rendering a decision. [L 1929, c 216, §23; RL 1935, §7010; RL 1945, §7571; am L 1949, c 264, §…

§440-21 Physician; duties. Every individual or club holding a license to conduct, hold, or give boxing contests shall have in attendance at every boxing contest at least two physicians licensed to practice medicine in the State and duly licensed hereunder, who shall observe the p…

§440-22 Sham boxing contest; forfeiture of license. Any individual or club who conducts, holds, or gives or participates in any sham or fake boxing contest, knowing the same to be a sham or fake, shall forfeit the license issued in accordance with this chapter, and the license sh…

§440-23 Sham boxing contest; penalty against contestant. Any contestant who knowingly participates in any sham or false boxing contest shall be suspended by the boxing commission for not less than twelve months from the date of the offense from further participation in any boxing…

§440-24 Number of rounds. The commission, with respect to any boxing contest or with respect to any class of contestants, may limit the number of rounds of a boxing contest within the maximum of twelve rounds. [L 1929, c 216, §27; RL 1935, §7014; RL 1945, §7575; am L 1949, c 264,…

§440-27 Financial interest in contestant prohibited. (a) No commission member or staff, appointee, or any individual or club holding a license to conduct, hold, or give boxing contests, nor any officer, partner, or member, may receive any compensation from any person who sanction…

§440-28 Wages of contestant; prepayment prohibited. All moneys paid to a contestant for services, as money prize, reward, compensation, or otherwise, shall be considered wages. No contestant shall be paid for services before a boxing contest, provided that with the approval of th…

§440-29 Limit of weight difference between contestants. No boxing contest shall be allowed in which the difference in weight between the respective contestants exceeds the limits which the boxing commission prescribes in its rules. [L 1929, c 216, §32; RL 1935, §7019; RL 1945, §7…

§440-30 Control and supervision of amateur boxing contest. Amateur boxing contests may be placed by the boxing commissioner under the control and supervision of any recognized national amateur athletic association whose standing has first been approved by the commission, subject,…

§440-31 Persons barred as amateur contestants. No person shall appear as a contestant in amateur boxing contests who prior thereto has received any compensation or monetary reward in any form for displaying, exercising, or giving any example of the person's boxing skill or for re…

§440-32 Amateur contestants entitled to medals and trophies only. A medal or trophy may be awarded to each contestant in an amateur boxing contest not to exceed in value the sum of $35 each. The medal or trophy shall have engraved thereon the name of the winner and the date of th…

§440-33 Disposition of receipts. All moneys received by the boxing commission shall be deposited by the director of commerce and consumer affairs with the director of finance to the credit of the general fund of the State. [L 1929, c 216, §36; am L 1933, c 39, §1; RL 1935, §7023;…

§440-34 Violations; penalty. Any individual or club in violation of this chapter or the rules of the commission shall be fined not more than $5,000 for each violation or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. [L 1929, c 216, §39; RL 1935, §7024; RL 1945, §7585; RL 1955, §165…

[§440-34.5] Summary disciplinary action. The commission may fine, withhold purse money or fees, and issue immediate temporary suspensions of not more than sixty days against a licensee for violations of this chapter or commission rules. The commission shall notify the licensee in…

§440-35 Not to apply to Army, Air Force, Navy, National Guard, or Police Activities League. This chapter shall not apply to any boxing contest held as a recreational activity by Army, Air Force, Navy, or National Guard personnel, or the Police Activities League, when the contest …

§440-36 Revocation; suspension; fine. (a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the commission shall have the power to revoke or suspend the license of any individual or club licensed under any of the classifications designated in this chapter, or fine the licensee,…

[§440-37] Cumulative penalties. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State. [L 1986, c 135, §3]

§440-5 Deputy commissioners. The director may appoint deputy commissioners; provided that the director has the approval of the commission prior to any appointment. The director may remove deputy commissioners after consultation with the commission. The commission may direct the d…

§440-6 Rules. The commission may adopt, amend, and repeal rules that it considers necessary or expedient for the conduct of its business and the regulation of the matters in this chapter committed to its charge. The rules when adopted pursuant to chapter 91 shall have the force a…

§440-7 Other employees. Subject to chapter 76, the department of commerce and consumer affairs may employ clerks, inspectors, and other employees as it deems necessary. [L 1929, c 216, §§7, 9; RL 1935, §6995; RL 1945, §7556; am L 1949, c 264, §3; am L 1951, c 307, §3; RL 1955, §1…

§440-8 Authority to subpoena witnesses, to administer oaths and penalties. The chairperson or the executive officer may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses before the commission, with the same effect as if the subpoenas were issued in an action in the circuit court, a…

§440-8.5 Powers and duties of the commission. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to provide for the following:

§440-9 Jurisdiction of commission. (a) The commission is vested with the sole jurisdiction, direction, management, and control over all professional and amateur boxing, to be conducted, held, or given within the State. No professional or amateur boxing contest shall be conducted,…

§440E-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Amateur mixed martial arts contest" means a mixed martial arts contest in which no money, purse, or other form of monetary compensation is offered or given to contestants and the contestants are…

[§440E-1.5] Amateur mixed martial arts. This chapter, with the exception of sections 440E-5(b)(5) and 440E-7(a)(2) and (4), shall apply to amateur mixed martial arts contests. [L 2010, c 117, pt of §1]

[§440E-10] Licenses, limitations, renewals. (a) No mixed martial arts contest shall be conducted, held, or given unless all the parties participating, as designated in this chapter, are licensed by the director, and it shall be unlawful for any individual or promoter to participa…

§440E-11 Receipts and reports from promoters. Within three business days after the conclusion of every contest for which admission fees are charged and received, every promoter holding a license to conduct, hold, or give mixed martial arts contests, shall furnish to the director …

[§440E-12] Failure to report receipts. Whenever any promoter holding a license to conduct, hold, or give mixed martial arts contests fails to timely submit a report of any contest or comply with the requirements of this chapter, or whenever the report is unsatisfactory to the dir…

[§440E-13] Admission tickets. All tickets of admission to any mixed martial arts contest for which admission fees are charged and received shall have printed clearly upon the face thereof the purchase price of same, and no ticket shall be sold for more than the price as printed t…

[§440E-14] Inspectors; duties. The director shall appoint inspectors, each of whom shall receive from the director a card or badge authorizing the person to act as inspector whenever the director may designate the person to so act. [L 2007, c 279, pt of §1]

[§440E-15] Judges; duties. The director, in the director's discretion may appoint two licensed judges to act with the referee in rendering a decision, or three licensed judges to act with a nonvoting referee in rendering a decision. [L 2007, c 279, pt of §1]

§440E-16 Physician or osteopathic physician; duties. Every promoter holding a license to conduct, hold, or give mixed martial arts contests shall have in attendance at every contest at least two physicians licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in the State under c…

[§440E-17] Referees; duties. (a) At each mixed martial arts contest there shall be in attendance a duly licensed referee designated by the director, who shall direct and control the contest. The referee shall render a decision for each contest, except as otherwise provided under …

[§440E-18] Drug test; withholding of wages; penalty. (a) On the advice of one or both of the physicians in attendance at every contest, a post-contest drug test may be administered to any contestant, at the sole expense of the promoter, to determine whether the contestant has con…

[§440E-19] Sham mixed martial arts contest; forfeiture of license. Any promoter who conducts, holds, gives, or participates in any sham or fake mixed martial arts contest, knowing the same to be a sham or fake, shall forfeit the license issued in accordance with this chapter, and…

[§440E-2] Assistants. The director may appoint and remove assistants to assist the director in carrying out the director's activities, duties, and other obligations under this chapter. [L 2007, c 279, pt of §1]

[§440E-20] Sham mixed martial arts contest; penalty against contestant. The license of any mixed martial arts contestant who knowingly participates in any sham or false mixed martial arts contest shall be automatically suspended and the mixed martial arts contestant shall be susp…

[§440E-21] Financial interest in mixed martial arts contestant prohibited. (a) The director shall not receive any compensation from any person who sanctions, arranges, promotes, conducts, holds, or gives mixed martial arts contests; nor shall the director have, either directly or…