HAR §17-803.6-8. later than seven business days from the date it is received by the department

(b) The departmental review shall be conducted by the department at a time and in a manner determined by the department, at the department's discretion, and may be conducted in-person, through telephone conference, by video conferencing, in writing, or by a combination of these methods. (c) In addition to the arguments and evidence provided by the applicant in the request for departmental review, the department may request additional information from the applicant that the department deems relevant to its review. (d) The department shall render its decision of its review in writing within thirty calendar days from the written acknowledgement in subsection (a). The written notice shall include a short statement of the reason for the decision. (e) If the departmental review upholds the determination of ineligibility or MRP benefit amount, an applicant may file a written request for an administrative appeal, in accordance with the provisions set forth in chapter 17-602.1, when the applicant disagrees with the department's upholding the denial of the application or determined MRP benefit amount. (f) Notwithstanding chapter 17-602.1, the written request for an administrative appeal must be received by the department within ten calendar days from the date of the written notice of the completion of the department's review in subsection (d). [Eff DEC 5 2025 ] Auth: HRS §§91-3, 91-4, 91-14, and 346-14; 42 U.S.C. §§601, et seq.) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 45 C.F.R. §260.31) 803.6-14 3618.4