§128-25  Investigations and surveys. 
The governor may make investigations and surveys for the purpose of
ascertaining facts to be used in administering this chapter, and in making the
investigations and surveys may require the making or filing of schedules or
statements, under oath or otherwise, may administer oaths, take evidence under
oath, subpoena witnesses, make inspections, and require the production of
books, papers, and records.  The circuit court of any circuit or judge thereof,
may enforce by proper proceedings the making or filing of the schedules or
statements, the attendance and testimony of any witness subpoenaed to appear
within the circuit, or the production of books, papers, and records.  The
proceedings shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other means or
methods of enforcement.



No person shall be excused from attending and
testifying, or from producing books, papers, or records before the governor or
in obedience to the subpoena of the governor, or in any cause or proceeding,
criminal or otherwise, based upon or growing out of any alleged violation of
this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, on the ground, or
for the reason, that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise,
required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person
to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected
to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or
thing concerning which the person is compelled after having claimed the
person's privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence,
documentary or otherwise, except that any individual so testifying shall not be
exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.



Witnesses shall be allowed their fees and
mileage as in cases in the circuit courts. [L 1951, c 268, pt of §2; RL 1955,
§359-22; HRS §128-25; gen ch 1985]