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

No person shall be excused from attending andtestifying, or from producing books, papers, or records before the governor orin 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 ofthis chapter or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, on the ground, orfor the reason, that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise,required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the personto a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjectedto any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter orthing concerning which the person is compelled after having claimed theperson's privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence,documentary or otherwise, except that any individual so testifying shall not beexempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.

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