Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 15 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM › Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism › Chapter 30 - HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subchapter 2 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION › Section 15-30-19 - Hearing procedures

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any public
				  hearing before the development corporation shall be presided over by the
				  chairperson, or, in the chairperson's absence, by another member or hearing
				  officer designated by the board. A quorum of the board shall not be required in
				  the conduct of a hearing, except in contested cases. Interested individuals and
				  agencies shall have a reasonable opportunity to offer testimony with respect to
				  the matters specified in the notice of hearing. A clear and orderly record
				  shall be obtained. The presiding officer may administer oaths or affirmations
				  and to take all other actions necessary to the orderly conduct of the
				  hearing.
(b) Each hearing shall be
				  held at the time and place set in the notice of hearing but may at such time
				  and place be continued by the presiding officer from day to day or adjourned to
				  a later date or to a different place without notice other than the announcement
				  at the hearing.
(c) At the
				  commencement of the hearing, the presiding officer shall read the notice of
				  hearing and shall outline briefly the procedure to be followed. Testimony shall
				  then be received with respect to the matters specified in the notice of hearing
				  in the order the presiding officer prescribes.
(d) To avoid unnecessary cumulative evidence,
				  the presiding officer may limit the number of witnesses or the time for
				  testimony upon a particular issue.
(e) Any person who wilfully disrupts a
				  hearing to prevent or compromise the conduct of the hearing shall be removed
				  from the hearing room.
(f) Before
				  proceeding to testify, witnesses shall state their name, address, and whom they
				  represent at the hearing, and shall give any information respecting their
				  appearance as the presiding officer may request. The presiding officer shall
				  confine the testimony to the matters for which the hearing has been called but
				  shall not apply the technical rules of evidence. Witnesses shall be subject to
				  questioning by the members of the board or by any other representative of the
				  board.
(g) All interested persons
				  or agencies shall be afforded an opportunity to submit data, views, or
				  arguments orally or in writing that are relevant to the matters specified in
				  the notice of hearing. The period for filing written comments or
				  recommendations may be extended beyond the hearing date by the presiding
				  officer for good cause. An original and nine copies shall be required when
				  submitting written comments, recommendations, or replies.
(h) Any party to the hearing upon request
				  shall be allowed to be represented by counsel and be allowed reasonable rights
				  of examination and cross examination of witnesses.
(i) Unless otherwise specifically ordered by
				  the board, testimony given at the public hearing shall not be reported
				  verbatim. All supporting written statements, maps, charts, tabulations, or
				  similar data offered in evidence at the hearing, and which are deemed by the
				  presiding officer to be authentic and relevant, shall be received in evidence
				  and made a part of the record. Unless the presiding officer finds that
				  furnishing copies is impracticable, an original and nine copies of the exhibits
				  shall be submitted.