Haw. Code R. § 16-74-467 - Oral testimony

(a) The commission shall accept oral testimony on any item which is on the commission'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 commission 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 commission may request that any person providing oral testimony submit the remarks, or a summary of the remarks, in writing to the commission;

(3) The commission 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 identify themselves and the organization, if any, that they represent at the beginning of the testimony;

(5) The commission 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 commission may refuse to hear any testimony which is irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious to the agenda item on which it is presented.

(b) Nothing in this section shall require the commission to hear or receive any oral or documentary evidence from a person on any matter which is the subject of another proceeding pending subject to the hearings relief, declaratory relief, or rule relief provisions of chapter 16-201.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prevent the commission from soliciting oral remarks from persons present at the meeting or from inviting persons to make presentations to the commission on any particular matter on the commission's agenda.

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Haw. Code R. § 16-74-467

[Eff 12/8/86; comp 10/5/91] (Auth: HRS §§ 92-3, 440-6) (Imp: HRS § 92-3)