Section 12-43-38 - Decisions or orders and dispositive orders of the board(a) Every final decision or order rendered by the board that is adverse to a party to the proceeding and appealable pursuant to section 91-14, HRS, shall be in writing, or stated in the record, and shall be accompanied by separate findings of fact and conclusions of law. Interlocutory orders may be in writing or stated in the record, and shall be enforceable by the board as if a final order.(b) Copies of final decisions and orders shall be available for public inspection in the office of the board or the board website or may be obtained upon request and the payment of appropriate costs, all in accordance with applicable law.(c) In a contested case where notice of the hearing has been served by publication and the party so served has failed to appear at the hearing, service of the board's decision is complete upon mailing to the party's last known address.(d) Subject to any specific provisions set forth in any other subchapters, a final decision or order, withdrawal, or dismissal of a complaint, petition, contest, or other pleading initiating a case before the board, shall close the case before the board.Eff 10/21/2022 (Auth: HRS §§ 89-5, 89-5.1, 377-11, 396-11.5) (Imp: HRS §§ 89-5, 89-5.1, 89-14, 377-9, 377-11, 396-11.5)