Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-23.5 – Subcontracting
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-23.5
- Board: means the pest control board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 460J-1
- Fumigation: means the use of any substance or substances that emit or liberate gases, fumes, or vapors which may be used for the destruction or control of insects, vermin, rodents, or other pests, which, in the opinion of the board, may be lethal, poisonous, noxious, or dangerous to human life. 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
Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, any individual who is licensed by the board as an operator in both the branches of general pest and termite control may subcontract for the actual performance of fumigation with an individual who is licensed by the board as an operator in the branch of fumigation.
Nothing herein contained shall permit or authorize any licensee to perform, or attempt to perform, advertise, or hold out to the public or to any person that the licensee is authorized, qualified, or licensed to perform, pest control work in any branch, or by any method, for which the licensee is not licensed.
Subcontracting of work, as permitted herein, shall not relieve the prime contractor or the subcontractor from responsibility for, or from disciplinary action because of, any act or omission on the contractor’s or subcontractor’s part, which would otherwise be a ground for disciplinary action.