Section 15-219-23 - Appearances before the authority(a) Any party to a proceeding before the authority may appear prose if the party is an individual or through an authorized representative if the party is partnership, corporation, trust, association, or public or private organization. An officer or employee of a governmental agency which is a party to any proceeding before the authority may represent the agency in any proceeding before the authority.(b) A party may be represented by an attorney in any proceeding before the authority. The attorney who appears before the authority shall be authorized to practice law in Hawaii and be a member in good standing with the Hawaii state bar. At the discretion of the authority, an attorney who is not authorized to practice law in Hawaii may be allowed to appear before the authority if the attorney is in good standing with the bar of any state in which the attorney is authorized to practice and if the attorney associates with an attorney authorized to practice in Hawaii and who is in good standing of the Hawaii state bar.(c) Any party or individual acting in a representative capacity for a party who signs a pleading or brief, enters an appearance at a proceeding, or transacts business with the authority, by such act represents that such party or individual is legally authorized to do so and shall comply with the laws of this State and the rules of the authority. The authority may at any time require any individual acting in a representative capacity before the authority to prove that individual's authority and qualification to act.(d) All former employees of the State, as that term is defined in section 84-3, HRS, shall comply with the provisions of chapter 84, HRS, before appearing in a representative capacity before the authority.[Eff MAR 02 2012 ] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 206E-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-2, 91-9, 206E-4)