Haw. Code R. § 4-1-48 - Ex parte communications
(a) No party or
other person representing or on behalf of a party shall communicate privately
on the merits of a case to any member of the board, the department staff, or
the hearing officer designated to hear and decide a matter.
(b) The following types of ex parte
communications are permitted:
(1) Requests for
information as to the status of a proceeding; and
(2) Those which all parties to the contested
case have agreed upon or which the board or hearing officer has formally ruled
may be made on an ex parte basis.
(c) Statements may be made to any news media
to inform the public of the status or progress of the contested case or the
testimony presented or the evidence produced.
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