Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 15 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM › Hawaii Community Development Authority › Chapter 16 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subchapter 3 - RULE MAKING PROCEDURE › Section 15-16-30 - Authority hearing procedures

Current through June, 2024
(a) The public
				  hearing before the authority shall be presided over by the chairperson, or, in
				  the chairperson's absence the vice chairperson, or, in the vice chairperson's
				  absence by another member designated by the authority. 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 shall be authorized to
				  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 outline briefly the procedure to be followed. Testimony
				  shall then be received with respect to the matters specified in the notice of
				  hearing in such order as the presiding officer shall prescribe.
(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 willfully 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 who they
				  represent at the hearing, and shall give such 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 authority or by any other representative of
				  the authority. Cross examination by other persons or agencies shall be
				  permitted only at the discretion of the presiding officer.
(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 eleven copies shall be required when submitting written comments,
				  recommendations, or replies.
(h)
				  Unless otherwise specifically ordered by the authority, 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 part of the record. Unless the
				  presiding officer finds that furnishing copies is impracticable, twelve copies
				  of the exhibits shall be submitted.