HAR §12-46-4. General inquiry

(a) Whenever it appears to the commission's executive director that an unlawful discriminatory practice may have been committed, the executive director may make an inquiry without the filing of a complaint. (b) The commission's executive director may file a complaint whenever the inquiry has revealed an unlawful discriminatory practice under chapter 368 or 489 or 515 or part I of chapter 378, HRS. (c) The information gathered in the course of an inquiry which occurred prior to the filing of a complaint may be used in processing the complaint. 46-13 r ( [Eff 12/31/90; am 5/1/92; comp (Auth: HRS §368-3) (Imp: HRS §§368-3, 368-11)