Section 3-70-26 - Petitions for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules(a) Any person may petition the authority for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule of the authority. The petition shall be submitted induplicate and delivered to the office of the manager. (See section 3-70-3). (b) The petition need not be in any special form but it shall include but not be limited to: (1) A statement of the nature of the petitioner's interest;(2) A draft of the substance of the proposed rule or amendment desired by petitioner or a specification of the rule that petitioner desires repealed; (3) A designation of any existing rules affected by the petition; (4) An explicit statement of the reasons in support of the proposed rule, amendment, or repeal; (5) Any other information relevant to the petition; (6) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; and (7) The signature of the petitioner. (c) Any petition which does not conform to the foregoing requirements may be rejected by the authority. (d) Upon receipt of the petition, the manager shall cause the date and time of the receipt of the petition to be noted thereon. (e) Within thirty days after the receipt of the petition, the authority shall either deny the petition in. writing, stating its reasons for the denial, or initiate proceedings for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the rule. No public hearing, oral arguments, or other form of proceedings will be held directly on any such petition. If the authority determines that the petition does not disclose sufficient reasons to justify the commencement of public rulemaking proceedings, or if the petition fails in any material respect to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the authority shall deny the petition and the petitioner shall be so notified. This section shall not prevent the authority, on its own motion, from acting on any matter disclosed in any petition.[Eff 6/12/81; am 9/17/82; am and comp 9/18/16; Comp 9/7/2019] (Auth: HRS § 109-2) (Imp: HRS § 109-2)