# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-3: Hawaii board of optometry; members, appointment, qualifications

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-3

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-3
- **Heading:** Hawaii board of optometry; members, appointment, qualifications
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** HI Code / Division 2 / Title 25 / Chapter 459 / Section 459-3

## Text

There shall be a board to be known as the Hawaii board of optometry, for the State. The board shall consist of seven members, five of whom shall be licensed optometrists who have actually engaged in the practice of optometry for at least five years and two of whom shall be public members. One of the five licensed optometrist members shall be from a county other than the city and county of Honolulu. No member of the board shall be a stockholder, member of the faculty, or on a board of trustees of any school of optometry.

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459 ‑7.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-1.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-1.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-2 Optometry; unauthorized practice, unlawful.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-3 Hawaii board of optometry; members, appointment, qualifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-3.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-4 Powers and duties of the board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-4.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-5 Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-6 Examinations, time of.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-6.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-7 Application; examination; reexamination; appeal; renewal; continuing education; license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-7.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-7.5 Reciprocity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-7.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-8 Conduct of examinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-8.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-9 Refusal to permit examination or issue license; revocation and suspension of license; grounds for.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-9.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-9.2 Revocation of license or denial of application to renew, restore, or reinstate a license based on conviction requiring registration as a sex offender;](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-9.2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-10 Advertising, contents of.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-10.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-11 REPEALED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-11.md)

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