International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades, Drywall Tapers, Finishers & Allied Workers Local Union 1944 v. Befitel

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that a contested ease hearing pursuant to Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 91-14(a) (1993) was not required in the determination by Appellee-appellant Director (Director) of the Appellee-appellant Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) (collectively Appellees) to register an apprenticeship program pursuant to HRS § 372-4 (1993). Ultimately, we conclude that none of Appellants-Appellees International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Drywall Tapers, Finishers & Allied Workers Local Union 1944, AFL-CIO (Local 1944); International…