The Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board adopts rules covering the motor vehicle industry in the State and has the power to grant, deny, suspend, or revoke licenses for motor vehicle dealers, salespersons, or persons otherwise engaged in the business of selling or negotiating for the purchase of motor vehicles in the State.
Established under section 437-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the board consists of 7 members. 3 members must be engaged in the motor vehicle industry, and the remaining 4 members are private citizens not connected with the industry. (Act 258, SLH 1939; HRS437-5; HRS26-34 Motor vehicle industry includes: Motor Vehicle Dealers, Motor Vehicle Salespersons, Motor Vehicle Auctions, Motor Vehicle Consumer Consultants, Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Motor Vehicle Distributors. Board Executive Officer: Christine Rutkowski, Telephone 808-586-2698 Address: DCCA-PVL, Att: MVI, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801
http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/motorvehicle Email: mvi@dcca.hawaii.gov Name | Appointment Dates(s) | Appointment Dates(s) | Expiration | Term # | Representing | Chung, Russell Y. J. | 11/4/2005 | 7/01/2008 | 6/30/2012 | 2nd | Public/Oahu | Nakama, Thomas I. | 4/25/2005 | 7/01/2008 | 6/30/2012 | 2nd | Industry/Oahu (USED car dealer) | Touchi, Donald K. | 4/26/2007 | 7/01/2008 | 6/30/2012 | 2nd | Public/Oahu | Short, Dennis | INTERIM | 2009 | | | Industry/Hawaii (NEW car dealer) | Umbhau, Werner - Chairman | | 4/26/2007 | 6/30/2009 | 2nd | Public/Oahu | Jordan, Jerry William | 7/01/2003 | 7/01/2007 | 6/30/2011 | 2nd | Public/Oahu | Masamitsu, Stanley Toshiya | | 7/01/2007 | 6/30/2011 | 1st | Industry/Oahu (NEW car dealer) |
Source: Office of the Governor BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DIRECTORY dated 07/01/2008 |
STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING DIVISION GEOGRAPHIC REPORT OF CURRENT LICESES AS OF JANUARY 28, 2009 | AUCTION (AUC) | MOTOR VEHICLE BROKER (CB) | CONSUMER CONSULTANT VEHICLE (CCV) | MOTOR VEHICLE SALESPERSON (CS) | DISTRIBUTOR (DIS) | MANUFACTURER (F) | MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER (MVD) | MOTOR VEHICLE BRANCH LOCATION (MVB) | OAHU | 4 | 1* | 8 | 1066 | 6 | | 197 | 26 | HAWAII | | | 1 | 181 | | | 40 | 7 | MAUI | | | | 138 | | | 22 | 5 | KAUAI | | | | 54 | | | 12 | | MOLOKAI | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | LANAI | | | | 1 | | | | | MAINLAND | | | | 28 | 22 | 14 | | | FOREIGN | | | | | | 1 | | | TOTAL | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1471 | 28 | 15 | 272** | 38** |
* Motor Vehicle Broker licenses no longer issued ** MVD/MVB = 310 Total number of motor vehicle dealer locations New = 77 (24%) franchise dealers Used = 248(76%) independent dealers |