Haw. Code R. § 13-300-11 - Adopt amend, repeal rules
(a) Pursuant to a
petition or upon its own motion, the department shall adopt, amend, or repeal a
rule which is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law, policy,
organization, procedure, or practice of the provisions of chapter
6E, HRS, in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this chapter and in chapter
91, HRS. The petition shall be
submitted in duplicate and delivered to the department.
(b) The petition shall contain the following:
(1) A statement of the nature of the
petitioner's interest in the subject matter;
(2) A draft text of the proposed rule, or
amendment, or the section of the rule to be repealed;
(3) A designation of any existing rules or
laws affected by the petition and a comprehensive explanation of the
effects;
(4) An explicit statement
of the reasons petitioner is seeking the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the
rule;
(5) Any other facts, views,
arguments, and data deemed relevant to the petition;
(6) The name, address, and telephone number
of the petitioner; and
(7) The
signature of the petitioner.
(c) Any petition which does not conform to
the requirements of subsection (b) shall be rejected by the
department.
(d) Upon receipt of a
petition which fully complies with all requirements stated in subsection (b),
the department shall date and accept the petition for consideration. Within one
hundred eighty days, the department shall, following consultation with the
councils, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, representatives of development and large
landowner interests, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, and other
appropriate Hawaiian organizations with respect to petitions involving Native
Hawaiian skeletal remains and burial goods, and appropriate ethnic
organizations when petitions involve non Native Hawaiian skeletal remains and
burial goods, either deny the petition in writing stating its reasons for
denial or initiate rulemaking procedures.
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