(a) A licensed pest control operator shall have and maintain in full force and effect the following:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-8.5

  • Board: means the pest control board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1
  • Pest control: means , with respect to wood-destroying pests, or other pests which may invade households or other structures, including railroad cars, ships, docks, trucks, airplanes, or the contents thereof, the engaging in, offering to engage in, advertising for, soliciting, or performing the following for hire:

    (1) Identifying pests or infestations;

    (2) Making an inspection for the purpose of identifying or attempting to identify infestations of household or other structures by pests;

    (3) Making inspection reports, recommendations, estimates, and bids, whether oral or written, with respect to infestations; or

    (4) Making contracts, or submitting bids for, or the use of avicides, insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances, or mechanical devices, for the purpose of eliminating, exterminating, controlling, or preventing infestations of pests or organisms. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1

  • Pest control operator: means any person who personally or through others offers to undertake or practice, or holds oneself out as being able to undertake or practice, or does undertake or practice pest control. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1
(1) Workers’ compensation insurance, unless the licensee is authorized to act as a self-insurer under chapter 386 or is excluded from the requirements of chapter 386; and
(2) Liability insurance from an insurance company or agency for comprehensive personal injury and property damage liability in an amount prescribed by the board through its rules.
(b) Failure, refusal, or neglect of any licensed pest control operator to maintain in full force and effect the required workers’ compensation insurance or liability insurance shall cause the automatic forfeiture of the license of the pest control operator effective as of the date of expiration or cancellation of the pest control operator’s workers’ compensation insurance or liability insurance.
(c) The pest control operator shall immediately notify the board of termination or cancellation of any insurance required under the chapter. Failure to notify the board shall subject the licensee to discipline pursuant to section 460J-15.
(d) The board shall not restore the forfeited license until satisfactory proof of continuous or replacement insurance coverage is submitted to the board as required by this section.
(e) Failure to submit proof of continuous or replacement coverage required by subsection (d) within sixty days after the date of forfeiture shall result in the forfeiture of all fees and shall require the person to apply as a new applicant.
(f) A licensee, within sixty days after receipt of the notification of the forfeiture, may request an administrative hearing to review the forfeiture pursuant to chapter 91. A request for an administrative hearing shall not stay or affect the provisions of subsections (d) and (e).