Haw. Code R. § 2-73-18 - Dismissal of appeal

The director may issue a notice dismissing all or part of an appeal at any time for good reason, including but not limited to the following:

(1) A prerequisite for filing an appeal under this chapter has not been met;

(2) The appeal is determined to be frivolous;

(3) The issues are beyond OIP's jurisdiction;

(4) No violation of the law can be found when viewing the issues in the light most favorable to the appellant;

(5) The appellant requests that the appeal be dismissed;

(6) The appeal has been abandoned by the appellant's failure to respond to OIP within twenty days after the date OIP sent the appellant a request for a response, or other circumstances indicate the appeal has been abandoned;

(7) The same issues on appeal have been previously addressed in a published OIP decision; or

(8) An OIP decision on the appeal would be advisory or moot.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 2-73-18

[Eff DEC 31 2012] (Auth: HRS §§ 92-1.5, 92F-42(17)) (Imp: HRS §§ 92-1.5, 92F-15.5, 92F-27.5, 92F-42(17), (18), 231-19.5)