Hawaii Administrative Code

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-14 R 8/12/02

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-15 R 8/12/02

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-16 R 8/12/02

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Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-18 R 8/12/02

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Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-2 R 8/12/02

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-20 R 8/12/02

A credit union may amend its bylaws and articles of association as provided by the bylaws. The amendment of the bylaws or of the articles of association shall not become effective until approved in writing by the commissioner. Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-21 [Eff 7/2/81; am and com…

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-22 R 8/12/02

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Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-8 R 8/12/02

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-31-9 R 8/12/02

This chapter sets those fees which the director of commerce and consumer affairs is empowered to set. Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-51-1 [Eff 7/11/81; am and comp 9/18/86; comp 4/29/91; comp 5/29/08] (Auth: HRS § 26-38) (Imp: HRS § 26-38)

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-51-2 R 5/29/08

To defray printing costs, the following fees schedule shall be followed in the sale of publications. 1-5 pages - $ .25 6-12 pages - $ .50 13-25 pages - $ .75 26-37 pages - $1.00 38-50 pages - $1.25 51-62 pages - $1.50 63-75 pages - $1.75 76-87 pages - $2.00 88-100 pages - $2.25 1…

Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-51-4 R 5/29/08

A photocopying fee of $ .25 shall be charged per page for any photocopying done by the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-51-5 [Eff and comp 9/18/86; comp 4/29/91; comp 5/29/08] (Auth: HRS §§ 26-38, 92-28) (Imp: HRS §§ 26-38, 92-24, 92-28)…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the requirements for program approval and maintenance of a diversion program for the chemically dependent nurse who may voluntarily enter into a negotiated settlement with the regulated industries complaints office subject to approval a…

As used in this chapter: "Board" means the board of nursing; and "RICO" means the regulated industries complaints office of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-89B-2 [Eff 8/9/01] (Auth: HRS §§ 334C-3, 457-5) (Imp: HRS §§ 334D-3, 457-12)…

Prior to implementation, all programs must be approved by the board. The request for approval shall be submitted within a reasonable time to allow the board time to evaluate the program to its satisfaction. Notes Haw. Code R. § 16-89B-3 [Eff 8/9/01] (Auth: HRS § 334D-3) (Imp: HRS…

(a) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Nondisciplinary Alternative Program Model Guidelines (Guidelines) as amended from time to time, and as adopted by the board pursuant to section (d), shall be used as the standard by which the board may assess a proposed diversio…

(a) A person who intentionally interferes with, hinders, obstructs, prevents, or impedes any investigator, auditor, collector, or other employee of the department from obtaining license information, books, records, articles, or items of business transacted, or other information o…

As used in sections 18-231-91-01 through 18-231-100-01: "Agency appeal" means an appeal of a cease and desist citation to the director or the director's designee pursuant to section 231-91(e), HRS. "Department' means the department of taxation. "Director" means the director of ta…

(a) A cease and desist citation must be issued on the forms prescribed by the department. (b) A cease and desist citation shall include the following in its contents: (1) The name and address of the respondent; (2) The location of where the offense is about to occur, is occurring…

(a) A cease and desist citation is both a notice of violation and an offer to settle an administrative case involving any violation of title 14, HRS, or any of the administrative rules adopted thereunder and may include a monetary fine where permitted under the applicable statute…

(a) A respondent must respond to a cease and desist citation within thirty days from the date of its issuance:(1) By paying to the special enforcement section the stated amount of the monetary fine, which shall constitute acknowledgement of the violation and a waiver of further r…

Venue of the hearing of an agency appeal is proper in the taxation district in which the alleged violation is said to have occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur, or such other location as the parties to the hearing may mutually agree. Any party may participate in the heari…

The director or the director's representative shall maintain a docket of all agency appeals and each agency appeal shall be assigned a number. Notes Haw. Code R. § 18-231-91-07 [Eff 11/30/14] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 231-3(9)) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-9, 231-91)

(a) Upon receipt of an agency appeal request, the special enforcement section shall notify the director of the appeal and the director or the director's designee shall schedule a hearing. (b) A written request for an agency appeal shall contain a concise statement of the basic fa…

(a) The director shall conduct the hearings on an appeal, shall render the decision, and shall issue such orders and take such actions as may be required; provided that the director may designate a representative, who shall be the presiding officer, to conduct the hearings, and m…

(a) A request for reconsideration of assessment means the process by which a taxpayer requests the department to grant a reconsideration of assessment under section 18-231-3-1.2. (b) A request for reconsideration of assessment is a purely administrative matter. A taxpayer's appea…

(a) A presiding officer shall be disqualified from deciding an agency appeal if the presiding officer: (1) Has a substantial financial interest, as defined by section 84-3, HRS, in a business or other undertaking that will be directly affected by the decision of the agency appeal…

(a) No person shall communicate with the director or presiding officer regarding matters to be decided by the director or presiding officer in any agency appeal with the intent, or the appearance of the intent, to influence the decision of the director or presiding officer, unles…

In computing any time period under these rules, the day of the act, event, or default from which the period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, state holiday, or state government f…

(a) All pleadings, submittals, petitions, applications, charges, reports, maps, exceptions, briefs, memorandums, and other papers required to be filed in any agency appeal shall be filed with the director or as instructed by the director or presiding officer Such papers may be se…

(a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, rule, or order of the presiding officer, all information contained in any document filed in an agency appeal shall be available for inspection by the public after final decision. (b) Confidential treatment may be requested where authorize…

(a) An individual may appear in the individual's own behalf; a general partner may represent a partnership; and a bona fide officer or employee of an entity may represent the entity in any hearing. (b) A person may be represented by an attorney or attorneys-at-law qualified to pr…

Upon motion and for good cause shown, the presiding officer may order substitution of parties, except that in the case of a death of a party, substitution may be ordered without the filing of a motion. Notes Haw. Code R. § 18-231-91-16 [Eff 11/30/14] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 231-3(9))…

(a) The presiding officer, upon his or her own initiative or upon motion, may consolidate for hearing or for other purposes or may contemporaneously consider two or more proceedings that involve substantially the same parties, or issues that are the same or closely related, if th…

Applications to intervene in a proceeding shall comply with section 18-231-91-13 and shall be served on all parties. Applications for intervention will be granted or denied at the discretion of the presiding officer. As a general policy, such applications shall be denied unless t…

(a) The presiding officer may hold or cause to be held prehearing conferences with the parties for the purpose of formulating or simplifying the issues, arranging for the exchange of proposed exhibits or proposed written testimony, setting of schedules, exchanging of names of wit…

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 18-231-3-2 to 18-231-3-9

(a) All motions other than those made during a hearing shall be made in writing to the presiding officer, shall state the relief sought, and shall be accompanied by an affidavit or memorandum setting forth the grounds upon which they are based. The presiding officer shall set the…

(a) The presiding officer shall rule on the admissibility of all evidence. The presiding officer may exercise discretion in the admission or rejection of evidence and the exclusion of immaterial, irrelevant, or unduly repetitious evidence with a view to doing substantial justice.…

Whenever a person or agency has a right or is required to take action within the period prescribed or allowed by this chapter for an agency appeal, the presiding officer may (1) before the expiration of the prescribed period, with or without notice, extend such period; or (2) upo…