HAR §16-80-14. Oral testimony

(a) The board shall accept oral testimony on any item which is on the agenda, provided that the testimony shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) Each person seeking to present oral testimony shall notify the board not 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 80-8 §16-80-14 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, or unduly repetitious 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 the hearings relief, declaratory relief, or rule relief provisions 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 11/24/89; am and comp 10/22/07] (Auth: HRS §448E-4(2) (Imp: HRS §92-3) 80-9 Amendments to and compilation of chapter 16-80, Hawaii Administrative Rules, on the Summary page dated September 11, 2007, were adopted on September 11, 2007, following a public hearing held on September 11, 2007, after public notices were given in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, The Garden Island, Hawaii Tribune- Herald, West Hawaii Today, and The Maui News on August 5, 2007. They shall take effect ten days after filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. /s/ Norman N. Ahu NORMAN AHU, Chairman Board of Electricians and Plumbers APPROVED AS TO FORM: Date: 10/2/07 /s/ Rodney J. Tam Deputy Attorney General APPROVED: Date: 10/3/07 /s/ Lawrence M. Reifurth LAWRENCE M. REIFURTH, Director Commerce and Consumer Affairs APPROVED: Date: 10/11/07 /s/ Linda Lingle LINDA LINGLE Governor State of Hawaii 10/11/07 Filed 80-11 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Amendment and Compilation of Chapter 16-80 Hawaii Administrative Rules September 11, 2007 SUMMARY 1.