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Code · Hawaii · Chapter 96

§96-8 Appropriate subjects for investigation.

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§96-8 Appropriate subjects for investigation. An appropriate subject for investigation is an administrative act of an agency which might be:
(1)Contrary to law;
(2)Unreasonable, unfair, oppressive, or unnecessarily discriminatory, even though in accordance with law;
(3)Based on a mistake of fact;
(4)Based on improper or irrelevant grounds;
(5)Unaccompanied by an adequate statement of reasons;
(6)Performed in an inefficient manner; or
(7)Otherwise erroneous.
The ombudsman may investigate to find an appropriate remedy. [L 1967, c 306, §9; HRS §96-8]
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