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How to file a board complaint in Hawaii

Complaints about licensed practitioners in Hawaii go to the board that issued the license. For MDs and DOs that is the Hawaii Medical Board. For chiropractors it is the HAWAII STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC. Anyone can file, you do not need to be a patient, and every link below goes to the board's own published process.

What the process looks like

Confirm the practitioner's license with the state lookup below.
Describe what you observed in your own words, with dates, links, and screenshots.
Submit through the board's portal, form, mail, email, or fax as listed.
The board reviews the complaint, may investigate, and decides the outcome.

A complaint is a request for the board to review conduct; it is not a finding, and filing one does not make an accusation true. Boards decide; we do not allege.

Medical board (MD and DO licensees)

Hawaii Medical Board

This board publishes its complaint process on its own site. Start from the links below and look for the complaints or enforcement section.

What a complaint can raise

Practice beyond the licensed scope (the state's medical practice act and board advertising rules)
Advertising and public representation concerns (the state's medical practice act and board advertising rules)

Chiropractic board (DC licensees)

HAWAII STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC

Online portal: https://web2.dcca.hawaii.gov/ricocomplaint/
Complaint form: https://cca.hawaii.gov/rico/file/
Anonymous: Anonymous tip channel
RICO accepts anonymous reporting; anonymous filers receive no case updates.
Board website: http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/chiropractor/
License lookup: https://mypvl.dcca.hawaii.gov/
Accepted: Online portal, Mail

Statutory grounds a complaint to this board can cite

False, misleading, or deceptive advertising (HAR Section 16-76-56(b)(27) and (b)(28); HRS Section 442-9(a)(5)-(6))
Representations exceeding the chiropractic scope (HAR Section 16-76-25 and Section 16-76-26(6)(C))
Functional assessment and laboratory-testing concerns (HAR Section 16-76-25 and Section 16-76-56(b)(24); HRS Chapter 436B)
Commercialization and supplement-program concerns (HAR Section 16-76-56(b)(15) and (b)(27); HRS Section 442-9(a)(5)-(6))
Remote and virtual consultation concerns (HAR Section 16-76-56(b)(27); HRS Chapter 436B)

Prefilled packets for Hawaii

Eliza Kim · HAWAII STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC
Gloria Hamada · HAWAII STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC
Ryan Mijares · HAWAII STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC

These templates are prepared from public records and are not legal advice. Every observation is a potential, unverified signal; the board is the sole finder of fact. Review and edit each statement before signing and submitting.