{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-96-8","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 96-8","heading":"Appropriate subjects for investigation.","body":"An appropriate subject for investigation is an administrative act of an agency which might be:\n\n(1) Contrary to law;\n\n(2) Unreasonable, unfair, oppressive, or unnecessarily discriminatory, even though in accordance with law;\n\n(3) Based on a mistake of fact;\n\n(4) Based on improper or irrelevant grounds;\n\n(5) Unaccompanied by an adequate statement of reasons;\n\n(6) Performed in an inefficient manner; or\n\n(7) Otherwise erroneous.\n\nThe ombudsman may investigate to find an appropriate remedy.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 8","Chapter 96"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0096/HRS_0096-0008.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"4e6f3eead703300bf3a8f992d9e826a467bf88b09aa3467a1dc5ee67e1e5a739","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-96-7","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-96-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}