Section 16-608-1 - Applicability; construction(a) This chapter governs violations of the regulatory law and prescribes procedures for investigating alleged violations or suspected violations of the regulatory law and for issuing citations to and imposing sanctions on any person violating, allegedly violating, or suspected of violating the regulatory laws.(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed to provide adequate and continuous public utility, motor carrier, and water carrier services in the State.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-6, 269-15, 271-9, 271-27, 271G-7, 271G-19) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-6, 269-7, 269-7.5, 269-10, 269-12, 269-13, 269-15, 269-20, 269-28, 271-8, 271-9, 271-12, 271-13, 271-16, 271-19, 271-27, 271-31, 271-34, 271G-7, 271G-10, 271G-12, 271G-15, 271G-16, 271G-17, 271G-19, 271G-23)