§468L-28 Audit of charter tour operators. (a) The department may audit the records of any charter tour operator with respect to its funds. For that purpose, the department shall have free access to the office and places of business of the charter tour operator. Notwithstanding section 468L-3(6), the department may contract with a private consultant to audit the records of any charter tour operator, the cost of which shall be borne by the charter tour operator regardless of whether a violation of this chapter is established.
(b) The director, upon notice and hearing pursuant to chapter 91, may temporarily suspend or may revoke the registration as a travel agency of any charter tour operator who fails to cooperate with the department in any examination or audit of the charter tour operator conducted or contracted for by the director. [L 1999, c 258, pt of §3]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
468L-2 Registration and renewal.
468L-2.5 Denial of registration.
468L-3 Powers and duties of the director.
468L-4 Statement required to be furnished to consumer.
468L-5 Client trust accounts; maintenance of and withdrawal from such accounts.
468L-5.5 Recordkeeping requirements for client trust accounts.
468L-5.6 Violations; summary suspension; penalties.
468L-6 Disclosure on airline awards.
468L-10 Consumer right of action.
468L-21 Charter tour operator registration as travel agency required.
468L-22 Charter tour operator financial performance requirements.
468L-23 Charter tour client trust account.
468L-24 Maintenance of charter tour operator accounts.
468L-25 Maintenance of qualified charter tour client trust assets by charter tour operators.
468L-26 Quarterly report filing requirements for charter tour operators.