Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 329D-5.5

(a) In the event of death, legal incapacity, or permanent disability of an individual dispensary licensee, the relevant entity licensee shall notify the department within thirty days of the individual licensee's inability to continue in the individual's capacity as a licensee, and shall provide to the department within thirty days of the notice a plan for the sale or transfer of the individual license to another individual who meets all the requirements under this chapter and has been a resident of the State for not less than five years preceding the proposed date of transfer.

(b) In the event of a voluntary resignation by an individual licensee, termination of an individual licensee's employment with an entity licensee with or without cause, or any other permanent separation of the relationship between an individual licensee and an entity licensee, the relevant entity licensee shall submit a plan to the department for approval at least thirty days prior to any sale or transfer of the individual license to another individual who shall meet all the requirements under this chapter and shall have been a resident of the State for not less than five years preceding the date of transfer.

(c) The department may deny a request for transfer of ownership if it deems the transferee has failed to meet all the requirements of section 329D-3 for ownership.