(a) In addition to any other power or duty prescribed by law and in this chapter, the director shall provide for the review of asbestos and lead abatement plans and the inspection of abatement projects within the State.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-3

  • Abatement: means any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate asbestos or lead-based paint hazards, including but not limited to removal, enclosure, encapsulation, or disposal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Asbestos: means the asbestiform varieties of serpentine (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite (amosite), anthophyllite, actinolite, and tremolite. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Director: means the director of health or a duly authorized agent, officer, or inspector. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, federal agency, the State or any of its political subdivisions, trust, estate, or any other legal entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342P-1
(b) The director may make, amend, and repeal state rules controlling and prohibiting asbestos pollution and lead-based paint hazards and regulating asbestos and lead abatement. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to chapter 91. Any person heard at a public hearing to adopt these rules shall be given written notice of the action taken by the department with respect to the same.
(c) The director, without regard to chapter 76, may appoint hearings officers to conduct public participation activities, including public hearings and public informational meetings.

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