HAR §12-26-13. Conference, conciliation, and persuasion

(a) When the investigating officer finds reasonable cause to believe that an unlawful practice has occurred or is occurring, the department 26-7 §12-26-13 shall notify the parties in writing of its determination, including the amount of the fine. (b) The investigating officer shall immediately endeavor to eliminate the unlawful practice by conference, conciliation, and persuasion. (c) The investigating officer may require any or all parties to attend a conciliation conference for the purpose of attempting to resolve the matter informally. The parties shall be notified of time and place of the conciliation conference. (d) Should a respondent fail or refuse to confer and otherwise cooperate with the department or its representative, or fail or refuse to make a good faith effort to resolve any dispute, the department shall terminate its efforts to conciliate the dispute. In that event, the department shall send the respondent a demand letter as provided in section 12-26-15. [Eff MAR 21 1988] (Auth: HRS §378-27) (Imp: HRS §378-25)