HAR §12-44-54. Conduct of hearing

(a) The presiding officer shall convene the hearing and summarize the statement of appeal. (b) Before presenting the case, the appellant shall have the opportunity to make an opening statement. The deputy attorney general assigned to the council shall also have the opportunity to make an opening statement then or after the appellant has presented the appellant's case. opening statements may be waived by either party. (c) Witnesses shall testify in the following order: (1) Witnesses for the appellant; (2) Witnesses called by the deputy attorney general; (3) Witnesses for the appellant in rebuttal; (4) Witnesses called by the deputy attorney general in rebuttal; (5) Additional witnesses as the presiding officer may deem necessary. (d) Each witness shall be examined in the following order: (1) Direct examination by the party calling the witnesses; (2) Cross examination by the other party; (3) Redirect examination by the party calling the witness; (4) Recross examination by the other party; (5) Examination by the presiding officer or any member of the council. (e) After the presentation of evidence is concluded, unless the appeal is submitted by either party or both parties without argument, the appellant shall make a closing argument followed by argument by the deputy attorney general. The appellant may then present rebuttal argument which shall be limited to countering any matter or argument presented by the deputy attorney general. Reasonable time limits may be imposed by the presiding officer for argument. Argument may be waived by either party. (f) The presiding officer, within such time limits as the presiding officer may impose, may permit the parties to submit Page 12 written memoranda in support of their respective positions and proposed findings of fact. [Eff. 6/6/86] (Auth: HRS §132-16) (Imp: HRS §132-16)