HAR §16-114-7. Powers and duties of the director

The director shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To grant, deny, renew, or refuse to renew permission to practice as a licensed or certified real estate appraiser in this State; (2) To adopt, amend, or repeal rules as the director finds necessary to effectuate fully this chapter and 12 U.S.C. §3301 et seq.; (3) To enforce this chapter and 12 U.S.C. §3301 et seq., and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; (4) To discipline a real estate appraiser for any cause prescribed by this chapter or 12 U.S.C. §3301 et seq., or for any violation of the rules and regulations and refuse to grant a person permission to practice as a real estate appraiser for any cause that would be grounds for disciplining a real estate appraiser; (5) To act as the designated representative of this State to implement 12 U.S.C. §3301 et seq.; (6) To appoint a Hawaii real estate appraiser advisory committee to assist with the implementation of this chapter and 12 U.S.C. §3301 et seq., and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; (7) To revoke or suspend the permission to practice as an appraiser in this State or otherwise condition the scope of the license or certification of the appraiser for any violation of chapter 466K, HRS, or this chapter; (8) To delegate to the regulated industries complaints office (RICO), which shall be funded by the compliance resolution fund fee, the authority to facilitate the receipt, arbitration, investigation, and prosecution of complaints or any violation of chapter 466K, HRS, or this chapter; 114-9 §16-114-7 (9) To subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and receive affidavits and oral testimony, and do any and all things necessary or incidental to the exercise of the director's powers and duties; (10) To contract with qualified persons, including attorneys, hearings officers, accountants, investigators, and other necessary personnel to assist the director in exercising the director's powers and duties; and (11) To contract with a professional testing agency to develop and administer examinations. [Eff 3/11/91; comp 9/23/91; comp 4/17/98; comp 1/10/09; comp 8/27/12] (Auth: HRS §466K-3) (Imp: HRS §§26-9, 466K-3)