Persons who have been employed continuously by the department on a salaried basis prior to July 1, 1990, shall not be required to undergo criminal history record checks. The department shall require all other employees and may require applicants to undergo fingerprinting to conduct criminal history record checks as may be accommodated by the Hawaii criminal justice data center. Fingerprinting and criminal history record checks shall be conducted without charge to employees and applicants. Employees and applicants shall cooperate fully and make every reasonable effort to comply with fingerprinting and other requirements when so notified and instructed by the department or its representative agents. The department may refuse to hire and may terminate any person who willfully fails to comply or cooperate fully fingerprinting requirements.
Haw. Code R. § 8-7-4