Every person who violates this chapter or any rule adopted by the department pursuant to section 150-22, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for the first offense, and not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each offense thereafter.

[L 1945, c 90, pt of §2; RL 1955, §26-15; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §150-31; am L 1987, c 164, §13]