HAR §16-76-62. 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 shall so notify the board not later than forty-eight hours before 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 shall, at the beginning of the testimony, 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, or immaterial to the agenda item on which it is presented. (b) Nothing in this section 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 pending proceeding subject to hearings relief, declaratory relief, or rule relief of chapter 16-201. (c) Nothing in this section 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 6/1/89; comp 9/22/01] (Auth: HRS §442-5) (Imp: HRS §92-3) 76-27 Amendments to and compilation of chapter 16-76, Hawaii Administrative Rules, on the Summary page dated July 19, 2001, were adopted on July 19, 2001, following a public hearing held on the same date, after hearing notices were 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 June 18, 2001. These rules shall take effect ten days after filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. /s/ Nicholas G. Opie, D.C. Nicholas G. Opie, Chairperson Board of Chiropractic Examiners APPROVED AS TO FORM: Date: 8/8/01 /s/ David A. Webber Deputy Attorney General APPROVED: Date: 9/6/01 /s/ Kathryn S. Matayoshi KATHRYN S. MATAYOSHI, Director Commerce and Consumer Affairs APPROVED: Date: 9/11/01 /s/ Benjamin J. Cayetano BENJAMIN J. CAYETANO Governor State of Hawaii September 12, 2001 Filed DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Amendment and Compilation of Chapter 16-76 Hawaii Administrative Rules July 19, 2001 SUMMARY 1.