Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 91-9

(a) Subject to section 91-8.5, in any contested case, all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice.

(b) The notice shall include a statement of:

(c) The hearing may be held by interactive conference technology that allows interaction by the agency, any party, and counsel if retained by the party, and the notice identifies electronic contact information for each agency, party, and counsel if retained by the party. A contested case hearing held by interactive conference technology shall be recessed for up to one hour when audio communication cannot be maintained; provided that the hearing may reconvene when only audio communication is reestablished. If audio-only communication is reestablished, then each speaker shall state the speaker's name prior to making remarks.

(d) Opportunities shall be afforded all parties to present evidence and argument on all issues involved; provided that, if the hearing is held by interactive conference technology evidence may be submitted and exchanged by electronic means.

(e) Any procedure in a contested case may be modified or waived by stipulation of the parties and informal disposition may be made of any contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default.

(f) For the purpose of agency decisions, the record shall include:

(g) It shall not be necessary to transcribe the record unless requested for purposes of rehearing or court review.

(h) No matters outside the record shall be considered by the agency in making its decision except as provided herein.

(i) For the purposes of this subsection, “interactive conference technology” means any form of audio or audio and visual conference technology, including teleconference, videoconference, and voice over internet protocol, that facilitates interaction between the agency, any party, and counsel if retained by the party.