HAR §15-31-31
HAR §15-31-31. Sec
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Cite as Haw. Code R. § 15-31-31
15-31-31
Conduct
of
rulemaking
hearings.
(a)
Each hearing
shall
be
presided
over
by
the
chairperson
of
the
board
or-by,its
designated
. representative.
The
hearing
shall
be conducted
in
such
a way as to afford
to
interested
persons
a
reasonable
opportunity
to
be
heard
on matters
relevant
to
the
issues
involved
and
to
obtain
a clear
and
orderly
record.
The presiding
officer
shall
have
authority
to administer
oaths
or affirmations
and to
take
all
other
actions
necessary
to
the
orderly
conduct
of the
hearing.
(b)
At
the
commencement
of
the
hearing,
the
presiding
officer
shall
read
the
pertinent
portions
of
the
notice
of
the
hearing
and shall
then
outline
briefly
the
procedure
to
be
followed.
Evidence
shall
then
be received
with
respect
to
the
matters
specified
in
the
notice
of
hearing
in
the
order
the
presiding
officer
shall
prescribe.
(c)
All
interested
persons
shall
be
given
reasonable
opportunity
to
offer
evidence
with
respect
to the
matter8
specified
in
the
notice
of hearing.
Every
witnesr
ray,
before
proceeding
to testify,
be
sworn,
and may be required
thereafter
to state
the
witness’
name,
address,
end whom the
witness
’
represent8
at
the
hearing,
and
give
any other
information
respecting
the
witness'
appearance
as
the
prCsiding
officer
ray
request.
The presiding
officer
shall
confine
the
evidence
to
the
questions
before
the
hearing
but
shall
not
apply
the
technical
rules
of
evidence.
Every
witness
rhall
be subject
to
questioniag
by the
presiding
officer
or by any other
representatives
of
the
board,
but
cro88-examination
by
private
persona
shall
not
be permitted
except
if
the
presiding
officer
expressly
pemits
it.
(d)
All
intere8ted
persons
or agencies
of
the
State
or its
political
subdivisions
shall
be afforded
an opportunity
to submit
date,
views
or
arguments
which
are
relevant
to
the
issue8.
In addition,
or
in
lieu
thereof,
persons
or agencies
ray
also
file
with
the
board
within
fifteen
days
following
the
close
of
public
hearing
a written
protest
or
other
comments
or
recorrendet’ion8
in
support
of
or
in
opposition
to
the
proposed
ruleraking.
Persons
designated
by the
presiding
officer
shall
be furnished
with
copie8
of
any written
protest
or other
comments
or
recommendations,
and they
shell
be afforded
a
reasonable
time
within
which
to
file
their
comments
in
reply
to the
original
protest,
comments,
or
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