RELEASE: DCCA DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (THROUGH SEPETEMBER 2026)

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RELEASE: DCCA DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS (THROUGH SEPETEMBER 2026)

Posted on Oct 26, 2026 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

STATE OF HAWAIʻI

KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI

JOSH GREEN, M.D.

GOVERNOR

KE KIAʻĀINA

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA

NADINE Y. ANDO

DIRECTOR

KA LUNA HOʻOKELE

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

DENISE P. BALANAY

SENIOR HEARINGS OFFICER

DCCA DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

(Through September 2026)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 26, 2026

HONOLULU – The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and its respective state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary actions taken on individuals and entities with professional and vocational licenses in Hawai‘i, through the month of September 2026. These disciplinary actions include dispositions based upon either the results of contested case hearings or settlement agreements submitted by the parties. Respondents enter into settlement agreements as a compromise to claims and to conserve on the expenses of proceeding with an administrative hearing.

The DCCA and the Boards and Commissions are responsible for ensuring those with professional and vocational licenses are performing up to the standards prescribed by state law.

HAWAIʻI MEDICAL BOARD

Respondent: Brian J. Lee, M.D.

Case Number: MED 2024-174-L

Sanction: $15,000 fine, provide notice to employers of Settlement Agreement

Effective Date: 8-13-26

RICO alleges that on Respondent’s January 20, 2026 renewal application, Respondent failed to disclose that his clinical privileges were terminated and that he had resigned on or about March 1, 2024 due to adverse workplace violations, in potential violation of HRS §§ 436B-19(2), 436B-19(5), 436B-19(8), 436B-19(9), 453-8(a)(6), 453-8(a)(9), and 453-8(a)(15). (Board-approved Settlement Agreement.)

HAWAIʻI BOARD OF OPTOMETRY

Respondent: Gregory Y.G. Young, O.D.

Case Number: OPT 2025-6-L

Sanction: Voluntary surrender of license

Effective Date: 8-10-26

RICO alleges that Respondent failed to complete 36 hours of Board-approved continuing education courses, in potential violation of HRS § 459-7.4(b)(5). (Board-approved Settlement Agreement.)

CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD

Respondent: Axiom Builders, Inc.

Case Number: CLB 2025-180-L

Sanction: $36,000 fine

Effective Date: 9-25-26

RICO alleges that Respondent hired an unlicensed subcontractor for concrete floor resurfacing work, in potential violation of HRS § 444-17(17). (Board-approved Settlement Agreement.)

Respondents: JM Inc. and Joseph J. Manalo, Jr.

Case Number: CLB 2026-141-L

Sanction: $1,000 fine

Effective Date: 9-25-26

RICO alleges that Respondents failed to provide written notice of a state of Hawaiʻi, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Notification of Violation and Wage and Penalty Assessment to the Board within 30 days, in potential violation of HRS § 436B-16(a). (Board-approved Settlement Agreement.)

BOARD OF NURSING

Respondent: Emily Kon

Case Number: RNS 2026-0017-L

Sanction: Voluntary surrender of license

Effective Date: 8-6-26

RICO alleges that on or about February 9, 2026, Respondent was disciplined by the state of California and failed to report the California Decision and Order to the Board within 30 days, in potential violation of HRS §§ 436B-19(7), 436B-19(17), 457-12(a)(6), 457-12(a)(8), 457-12(a)(10), and HAR § 16-89-60(7)(E) . (Board-approved Settlement Agreement.)

Respondent: Ashley Ann Brasher, R.N., A.P.R.N.

Case Number: RNS 2026-13-L

Sanction: $750 fine, provide notice to employers of Settlement Agreement

Effective Date: 8-6-26

RICO alleges that on or about February 25, 2026, Respondent was disciplined by the state of Tennessee and failed to report the Tennessee Consent Order to the Board within 30 days, in potential violation of HRS §§ 457-12(a)(6), 457-12(a)(8), and 457-12(a)(10). (Board-approved Settlement Agreement.)

Copies of the decisions are available online at: http://cca.hawaii.gov/oah/oah_decisions/

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