Haw. Code R. § 12-43-19 - Intervention

(a) A petition to intervene in a proceeding and become a party thereto shall be filed with the board within ten days after notice of the proceeding in which intervention is sought, or as otherwise directed by the board.

(b) The petition shall contain the following:

(1) Nature and extent of the petitioner's rights or interest;

(2) Effect of any decision in the proceeding on the petitioner's rights or interest;

(3) Extent to which the petitioner's interest may be represented by existing parties;

(4) Extent to which the petitioner's participation will broaden the issue or delay the proceeding; and

(5) Any other relevant facts.

(c) Intervention is discretionary, and may only be granted on averments which are reasonably pertinent to the issues already presented but do not unduly broaden them. If intervention is granted, the petitioner thereby becomes an intervenor and a party to the proceeding to the degree indicated by board order allowing the intervention.

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Haw. Code R. § 12-43-19

Eff 10/21/2022 (Auth: HRS §§ 89-5, 377-11, 396-11.5) (Imp: HRS §§ 89-5, 89-14, 377-9, 396-11.5)