Cosmetology regulations increase costs.(Brief Article)

Sunset Evaluation of Barbering and Beauty Culture January 2001, report by state Auditor Marion M. Higa

During the 1999 legislative session, the Legislature found that deregulating professions and vocations where appropriate could reduce government bureaucracy and red tape. Consequently, Act 254, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, directed the auditor to conduct a sunset review of the regulation of barbering and beauty culture. The auditor is required to report on whether regulation of these professions should be continued or repealed, and if continued, whether it would be more efficient and cost-effective to regulate barbering and beauty culture through a regulatory board, …