Haw. Code R. § 19-170-32 - Hearing procedures
(a) The public
hearing before the development corporation shall be presided over by the
chairperson, or, in the chairperson's absence, by another board member or
hearing officer designated by the board. A quorum of the board shall not be
required in the conduct of a hearing. 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 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) The presiding officer shall have any
person who willfully disrupts a hearing to prevent or compromise the conduct of
the hearing 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 seven copies shall be required when submitting written comments,
recommendations, or replies.
(h)
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, eight
copies of the exhibits shall be submitted.
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