The Small Business Regulatory Review Board was established on July 1, 1998 with passage of the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act. Subsequently, the role of the Board has been codified in Chapter 201M, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The responsibilities of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board include:

• Commentary on small business impact statements to the Rule-drafting Agency
• Identification and commentary on business impacts of existing administrative rules and regulations
• Recommendations to the Governor's Office, Agencies or the Legislature regarding the need for an administrative rule or legislative change
• Recommendations to the Mayors or County councils regarding County rules
• Review of small business petitions and complaints on business impact

Organization: The Board is comprised of current or former owners or officers of small businesses from across the State, appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. They serve on a volunteer basis, and are charged with considering any request from small business owners for review of any state or county administrative rule.

The Board has been meeting monthly since July 1999. To enhance productivity between meetings, they have created subcommittees to work with each Agency within State government. A number of subcommittees have already set up positive lines of communication with the agency contacts.

• RegAlert
• Agenda / Minutes / Reports
• Board Members
• Hawaii Small Business Bill of Rights
• Small Business Regulatory Review Board "Working Group"

Other Internet sites:

• Administrative Rules
• Regulatory Ombudsman