Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
Part 1 - GENERAL, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Chapter 53 - RULES OF PRACTICE FOR VARIANCE
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL
Section 12-53-2 - Effect of variances

All variances granted pursuant to this chapter shall have only future effect. The director may decline to entertain an application for a variance on a subject or issue for which a citation has been issued to the employer involved and a proceeding on the citation or a related issue concerning a proposed penalty or period of abatement is pending before the appeals board until the completion of the proceeding.