HAR §16-72-67. Oral testimony

(a) The board shall accept oral testimony on any item which is on the board's agenda, provided that the testimony shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) Each person seeking to present oral testimony is requested to notify the board no later than forty-eight hours prior to the meeting, and at that time shall state the item on which testimony is to be presented; (2) The board may request that any person providing oral testimony submit the remarks, or a summary of the remarks, in writing to the board; (3) The board may rearrange the items on the agenda for the purpose of providing for the most efficient and convenient presentation of oral testimony; (4) Persons presenting oral testimony, at the beginning of the testimony, shall identify themselves and the organization, if any, that they represent; (5) The board may limit oral testimony to a specified time period but in no case shall the period be less than five minutes, and the person testifying shall be informed prior to the commencement of the testimony of the time constraints to be imposed; and (6) The board may refuse to hear any testimony which is irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious to the agenda item on which it is presented. §16-72-67 72-22 (b) Nothing in this chapter shall require the board to hear or receive any oral or documentary evidence from a person on any matter which is the subject of another proceeding pending subject to the hearing relief, declaratory relief, or rule relief provisions of HAR, chapter 16-201. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the board from soliciting oral remarks from persons present at the meeting or from inviting persons to make presentations to the board on any particular matter on the board's agenda. [Eff and comp 11/20/86; comp 11/25/88; am and comp 10/26/00] (Auth: HRS §§92-3, 436E-7) (Imp: HRS §92-3) 72-23 Amendments to and compilation of chapter 16-72, Hawaii Administrative Rules, on the Summary Page dated September 7, 2000, were adopted on September 7, 2000, following a public hearing held on the same date, after public notice was given in the Hawaii State and County Public Notices for the City and County of Honolulu, County of Kauai, County of Maui and the County of Hawaii on August 7, 2000. These amendments shall take effect ten days after filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. /s/ Christiane W. Christ CHRISTIANE W. CHRIST Chair, Board of Acupuncture APPROVED AS TO FORM: Date 9/29/00 /s/ James F. Nagle Deputy Attorney General APPROVED: Date 10/10/00 /s/ Kathryn S. Matayoshi KATHRYN S. MATAYOSHI, Director Commerce and Consumer Affairs APPROVED: Date 10/13/00 /s/ Benjamin J. Cayetano BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO Governor State of Hawaii October 16, 2000 Filed DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Amendment and Compilation of Chapter 16-72 Hawaii Administrative Rules September 7, 2000 SUMMARY 1. §