Haw. Code R. § 5-1-43 - Appearances before the department

(a) An individual may appear in the individual's own behalf; a general partner may represent a partnership; a bona fide officer or employee of a corporation, trust, or association may represent the corporation, trust, or association; and an officer or employee of a governmental agency may represent that agency in any hearing.

(b) A person may be represented by an attorney or attorneys-at-law qualified to practice before the supreme court of Hawaii in any hearing under these rules.

(c) A person shall not be represented in any hearing except as stated in subsections (a) and (b).

(d) When an individual acting in a representative capacity appears in person before the department, the personal appearance or signature of the individual shall constitute a representation to the department that under the provisions of these rules and the law, the individual is authorized and qualified to represent the particular person on whose behalf the individual acts. The department may at any time require any person acting in a representative capacity to show proof of authority and qualification to act in that capacity.

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Haw. Code R. § 5-1-43

[Eff. JAN. 16, 1993] (Auth: HRS §§ 28-10.8, 91-2) (Imp: HRS § 91-9)