Posted on: Monday, October 20, 2008
State boards discipline 12 with fines, probation
Advertiser Staff
State boards and commissions that oversee professions and vocations last month levied $12,000 of fines on individuals and firms that didn't perform up to the standards prescribed by law.
The actions included:
The Hawai'i Medical Board fined Dr. Lynn N. Carlton $1,000 and placed Carlton's license on probation for three months. It also fined Dr. Alin V.P. Ledford $1,000 and ordered license probation for three years and compliance with terms of the Department of Navy's order suspending clinical privileges and requiring supervision.
The Board of Pharmacy asked Gregory S. Arencibia to voluntarily surrender a license.
The Contractors License Board sanctioned Young's Pacific Builders Inc. and Young Dal Kim $2,500. It also fined Polynesian Pole & Custom Homes LLC and Frank A. Stiller $2,000 and ordered Yama's Roofing Inc. and Brian P. Peterson to pay a $2,500 fine and repaint a roof.
The Board of Public Accountancy revoked the license of Marjorie A. Bush.
The Real Estate Commission suspended the license of Shawn R. Fransen for two years and levied a $2,000 fine. Fransen is also to take and successfully complete a course in ethics prior to application for reinstatement of suspended license.
The Board of Chiropractic Examiners fined George Ermano Raquel $500 and ordered Raquel to comply with continuing education requirements.
The Board of Nursing asked Katharine M. Whitmore to voluntarily surrender a license. It also suspended for one year the license of Laura M. Schooley and said Schooley will attend and complete, at her own expense, a board-approved drug rehabilitation program.
The Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board ordered Jim Falk Motors of Maui Inc. to pay a $500 fine and pay $386.23 in restitution.
