HAR §16-36-14. Requests for information

(a) Reasonable requests for information by the public shall be given at no charge in person or by mail. Requests for information by telephone for Oahu callers shall be limited to information available on on-line computer terminals and for neighbor island or out-of-state callers requests shall only be of a specific nature and shall not cause the employees to spend an unreasonable amount of time on the call; any other requests will require the caller to inspect and review the appropriate records at the division's office. (b) Requests for lists of corporations, partnerships, licenses, etc., or for information which shall require considerable personnel time shall not be complied with. However, any person wishing to compile a list of firms, licensees, etc. may be permitted to do so upon proper request. Permission may be granted only if there is no interference with the normal work carried on by the employees. [Eff 5/10/69; am and ren §16-36-14, 7/30/81; am and comp 12/21/84; am 10/12/85; comp 2/6/88; comp 3/28/00; comp 11/22/02; comp 3/29/04] (Auth: HRS §26-9) (Imp: HRS §§92F-11, 92F-12) §16-36-15 Registration of trademarks, service marks, prints, and labels; corporation names, partnership names, limited liability company names, and trade names. (a) A proposed name or mark that is substantially identical to a registered name or mark shall be rejected and not accepted for registration. A name or mark is "substantially identical" if: 36-8 §16-36-15 (1) The only variation from an existing name or mark is the spelling of a number instead of the numerical symbol for the number. For example, "Twenty-Seven, Inc.", "27, Inc.", and "XXVII, Inc."; (2) The names or marks are pronounced the same and the only variation is that a word (or words) is spelled differently. For example, "The Flour Shop, Inc." or "The Flower Shop, Inc."; "Waimanalo Suns, Inc." or “Waimanalo Sons, Inc."; or "Beach Days, Inc." or "Beach Daze, Inc."; (3) The only variation from an existing name or mark is the business entity suffix, affix, prefix, or the use of the word "partner" (except in the case of a subsidiary relationship, or where the entities are affiliated and the entity that registered the existing name or mark consents to the use of its name or mark). For example, "Sampson, Inc.", "Sampson Corporation", "Sampson, Incorporated", "Sampson Company", "Sampson Limited Liability Company", "Sampson Partnership", "Sampson Partners", "Sampson Limited Partnership", and "Sampson Limited Liability Partnership"; (4) The only variation from an existing name or mark is the use of "n", " n-", or the use of the letter "n" between two or more words rather than two or more letters to connote "and", or the use of the letter "a" or the words "an", "and", "the", "of", "in", "at", "on", "to" or "for" or the Hawaiian language equivalent words of "da", "ka", "ke", "na", or "la". For example, "Oceanside Pier Honolulu, Inc.", "The Oceanside Pier of Honolulu, Inc.", and "An Oceanside Pier for Honolulu, Inc."; "Ka Hana Maiau, Inc." and "Hana Maiau, Inc."; or "Peaches and Cream, Inc.", "Peaches ‘N Cream, Inc.", "Peaches-N-Cream, Inc.", and "Peaches ‘N Cream, Inc."; (5) The only variation from an existing name or mark is the use of punctuation, spaces, or symbols. For example, "ABC, Inc." "A.B.C., Inc.", "A B C, Inc.", "AB&C, Inc.", and "A*B*C, Inc."; (6) The only variation from an existing name or mark is the double use of a business entity suffix or affix. For example, "Acme Construction, Inc." and "Acme Construction Company, Inc."; (7) The only variation from an existing name or mark is the use of a plural word or addition of a possessive "s". For example, "Acme Contractors, Inc.", "Acme’s Contractor, Inc." and "Acmes Contractor, Inc."; (8) The only difference from an existing name or mark is a universally recognized abbreviation or shortened form of a word. For example, 36-9