HAR §15-15-66
HAR §15-15-66. Removal from proceeding
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 15-15-66
Any person
who wilfully disrupts a hearing or other proceeding may
be removed from the hearing room. [Elf 10/27/86; am
and comB 8/16/97; comB 5/8/00; am and compN0V 0 ÿ013 ]
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(Auth: HRS §§205-1, 205-7) (Imp:
205-4)
HRS §§91-2, 92-3,
515-15-67 Co-counsel. Where a party is
represented by more than one attorney or
representative, only one of the attorneys or
representatives shal! be permitted to make an opening
statement, or to examine or cross-examine a particular
witness or to state any objections or to make c!osing
statements, unless otherwise authorized by the
presiding officer. JEff 10/27/86; am and comp 8/16/97;
comp 5/8/00; am and comp NOV 0 22013 ] (iuth: HRS
5§205-1, 205-7 (Imp: HRS 5591-2, 205-4)
515-15-68 REPEALED [R NOV 0/ÿ]
515-15-69 Subpoenas. (a) Any party may file a
written motion for the issuance of a subpoena requiring
the attendance of a witness for the purpose of taking
oral testimony before the commission, which motion
shal! not requmre a hearing.
(b) Motions for the issuance of subpoenas duces
tecum shall:
(i) Be in writing;
(2) Specify the particular document or record, or
part thereof, desired to be produced;
(3) State the reasons why the production thereof
is believed to be material and relevant to
the issues involved; and
(4) Include a statement of the reasons why the
testimony of the witness is believed to be
materia! and relevant to the issues involved.
(c) Three original copies of the subpoenas duces
tecum shall be submitted together with the motion filed
pursuant to subsection (b).
(d) The presiding officer, chairperson, or in the
chairperson's absence, any commissioner, may issue
subpoenas. Subpoenas shall not be issued unless the
party requesting the subpoena has complied with this
section. Signed and sealed blank subpoenas shall not
be issued to any person. The name and address of the
witness shall be inserted in the original subpoena, a
copy of which shal! be filed in the proceeding.
Subpoenas shall show at whose instance the subpoena is
issued.
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(e) A party requesting the subpoenas shall be
responsible for service of the issued subpoenas, and
pay the witnesses summoned the same fees and mileage as
are paid witnesses in circuit courts of the State of
Hawai'i, and the fees and mileage shall be paid by the
party at whose instance the witness appears.
(f) Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, the
chairperson, a commissioner, or a duly-appointed
hearings officer may make an oral motion to request the
issuance of a subpoena. [Elf 10/27/86; am and comp
8/16/97; comp 5/8/00; comp NOV 022013 ] (iuth:
HRS ÿ§205-i, 205-7) (Imp: HRS §ÿ91-2, 92-16, 205-4)
15-15-70 Motions. (a) Any party may make
motions before, during, or after the close of a
hearing.
(b) All motions, other than those made during a
hearing, shall:
(i Be in writing;
(2 State the grounds for the motion;
(3 Set forth the relief or order sought;
(4 Be accompanied by a memorandum in support of
the motion, if the motion involves a question
of law; and
(5 Be filed with the commission at least ten
business days before the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the commission.
(c Every motion, except one entitled to be heard
ex parte, shall indicate whether a hearing is requested
on the motion. If a motion requires the consideration
of facts not appearing of record, it shall be supported
by affidavits or declarations.
(d) The moving party shall serve a copy of all
motion papers on all other parties and shall file the
original plus one paper copy and one electronic copy
with the commission and proof of service. The number
and format of copies required under this section may be
modified by order of the commission.
(e) The opposing party Or parties shall
serve on all other parties and file counter affidavits
and memorandums in opposition to the motion and of the
authorities relied upon not later than seven days after
being served with any written motion, or, if the
hearing on the motion will occur less than seven days
after the motion is served, at least forty-eight hours
before the time set for hearing, unless otherwise
ordered by the chairperson, chairperson's designee, or
hearings officer. The chairperson, chairperson's
designee, or hearings officer may order the opposing
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party or parties to file its memorandum in opposition
earlier than the seven day period. The opposing party
shall file the origina! plus one paper copy and one
electronic copy with the commission and proof of
service. The number and format of copies required under
this section may be modified by order of the
commission.
(f) Any party who does not oppose a motion or who
intends to support a motion or who desires a
continuance shall notify the commission, through the
executive officer, and the opposing counsel within
seven days after being served or, if the hearing on the
motion will occur less than seven days after the motion
is served, within forty-eight hours before the time set
for hearing.
(g) Failure to serve or file memoranda in
opposition to a motion or failure to appear at the
hearing may be deemed a waiver of objection to the
granting or denia! of the motion.
(h) Motions that do not involve the final
determination of a proceeding may be heard and
determined by the chairperson, commissioner, or
hearings officer.
(i) If a hearing is requested, the executive
officer shall set a date and time for hearing on the
motion.
(j) If a hearing on the motion is not requested,
the commission may decide the matter upon the
pleadings, memoranda, and other documents filed with
the commission.
(k) Any motion, except a motion for relief from
or release of conditions submitted by the same party or
parties and based upon substantially the same grounds
as a previous motion that has been considered by the
commission or denied by the commission shall not be
again considered.
(i) After the hearing on the evidence is closed,
but before the commission votes on a decision, a party
for good cause shown may move to re-open the hearing to
take newly discovered evidence. The motion shall
specify the facts claimed to constitute good cause,
including material changes of fact or of law alleged to
have occurred since the closing of the hearing and
shall provide a description of the proposed additional
evidence and an explanation of why the newly discovered
evidence was not previously adduced. The party filing
the motion shall be responsible for fees and costs
pursuant to section 15-15-45.1.
(m) Orders granting, denying or otherwise
disposing of motions, except motions to amend decisions
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and orders relating to district boundary amendments and
to special permits, may be signed by the chairperson or
any vice chairperson, or the presiding officer, or the
hearings officer, as the case may be. Orders granting,
denying, or otherwise disposing of motions relating to
amendments of decisions and orders in district boundary
amendment proceedings and to special permits shall be
signed by the commissioners who have heard or examined
the evidence relating to the motion and who have voted
affirmatively on the decision. [Eff 10/27/86; am and
comp 8/16/97; comp 5/8/00; am and comp NOV 0 ÿ2813 ]
(Auth: HRS §ÿ205-i, 205-7) (Imp: HRS ÿ91-2, 205-4)