§453-10  Witnesses in such proceeding. In any proceeding the board may subpoena, administer oaths to, and examinewitnesses on any relevant matter in the proceeding.  The board may subpoenaphysicians, osteopathic physicians, or surgeons as specialists, on therecommendation of the appropriate specialist society.  The board may order amental, physical, or medical competency examination to determine the capacityor ability of a licensee to continue to practice medicine or surgery and orderappropriate specialist societies to conduct examinations.  The person whoselicense is sought in the proceeding to be revoked, limited, or suspended shallbe entitled to require the board or any member thereof to subpoena and toadminister oaths to any witness who may be able to present evidence relevant inthe proceeding, and shall be entitled to examine any witness in theproceeding.  The circuit court of the circuit in which the proceeding is heldmay enforce by proper proceeding the attendance and testimony of witnesses inthe proceeding. [L 1917, c 61, §1; RL 1925, §1031; RL 1935, §1210; RL 1945,§2509; am L 1947, c 201, pt of §1; RL 1955, §64-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19;HRS §453-10; am L 1969, c 257, §8; am L 1976, c 219, §12; am L 2008, c 5, §15]