Section 12-48-10 - Appeals process(a) Any denial, revocation, or suspension shall be final and conclusive against the applicant or holder unless a written notice of contest is filed with the director. The written notice of contest shall be an original, served on the director and must be postmarked, or if not mailed, received by the director within twenty calendar days of the denial, revocation, or suspension.(b) The department shall hold the appeals hearing within thirty calendar days of receipt of the written request. The reconsideration hearing shall be de novo and its findings may be contested on the record only to the hawaii labor relations board.(c) The applicant or holder may request an informal conference to discuss the denial, revocation, or suspension, but the informal conference shall not suspend or change the twenty-day filing requirement for the notice of contest.(d) Upon notice of revocation of a state hoisting machine operator certificate, the operator shall immediately surrender to the department the revoked state hoisting machine operator certificate.[Eff 12/6/02] (Auth: HRS § 396-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 396-4, 396-19)