Haw. Code R. § 13-300-13 - Conduct of rulemaking
(a) Each rulemaking
public hearing shall be presided over by the presiding officer or its
designated hearings officer. The hearing shall be conducted in such a manner as
to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to submit data,
views, or arguments through testimony, orally or in writing, on issues relevant
to the proposed rulemaking in order to obtain a clear and orderly record. The
presiding officer or hearings officer shall have the authority to administer
oaths or affirmations and to take all other actions necessary for the orderly
conduct of the hearing.
(b) The
hearing shall be held at the time and place set in the notice of hearing, but
may at such time and place be continued by the presiding officer or hearings
officer from day to day, or adjourned to a later date, or to a different place,
without notice other than the announcement thereof at the hearing. Where the
proposed rulemaking affects only one county, the hearing shall be held in that
county only.
(c) At the
commencement of a hearing, the presiding officer shall read the notice of the
hearing and shall outline briefly the procedure to be followed. Testimony shall
then be received with respect to the matters specified in the notice of hearing
in the order as the presiding officer or hearings officer shall
prescribe.
(d) Before testifying,
all interested persons shall state their name, address, and whom they represent
at the hearing, and give any other information respecting their appearance as
the presiding officer or hearings officer determines necessary to the orderly
conduct of the hearing.
(e) Unless
otherwise ordered by the presiding officer or hearings officer, testimony given
at the hearing need not be reported verbatim. All supporting written
statements, maps, charts, tabulations, or similar data offered at the hearing
shall be received in evidence and made a part of the record. Unless the
presiding officer or hearings officer finds that the furnishing of copies is
impracticable, two copies of the exhibits shall be submitted.
(f) The department shall fully consider all
written and oral submissions before taking final action in a rulemaking
proceeding.
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