Section 8-54-10.6 - Hearing(a) All hearings shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 91, HRS and this subchapter. All hearings shall be held before a hearings officer duly designated by the board. All parties shall be afforded full opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues involved. The hearing shall be at the time and place set forth in the notice of hearing, but at that time and place may be continued from day to day or adjourned thereof at the hearing.(b) The presiding hearings officer shall have the power to give notice of the hearing, arrange for the administration of oaths and affirmations, subpoena and examine witnesses, issue subpoenas, certify to official acts, rule on offers of proof, receive relevant evidence and exclude evidence which is irrelevant, immaterial, repetitious, cumulative, or merely scandalous and accordingly may restrict lines of questioning, regulate the course and conduct of the hearing, regulate the manner of any examination so as to prevent the needless and unreasonable harassment, intimidation, or embarrassment of any witness or party at the hearing, remove disruptive individuals including any party, legal counsel, witness, or observer, hold conferences including prehearing conferences, before or during the hearing, for the settlement or simplification of issues, rule on motions and to dispose of procedural matters, dispose of any other matters that normally and properly arise in the course of the proceedings, and take any action authorized by this subchapter or chapter 91, HRS, and perform such other duties necessary for the proper conduct of hearings.(c) In a hearing where the issue for determination is whether the board properly denied an application for a license or permit, the record shall consist of only the information presented to the board's office for consideration in reviewing the application. No other information regarding qualification for approval of the license or permit shall be admitted unless agreed upon by all parties.(d) The hearings officer shall submit in writing any report or recommended decision together with the findings of facts and conclusions of law and a recommended order to the board for its consideration and final disposition.(e) The record of the hearing shall be in conformance with section 91-9, HRS.(f) The hearings officer may engage the services of a stenographer, or someone similarly skilled, to take a verbatim record of the evidence presented at the hearing. If a verbatim record is taken, any party may request a certified transcript of the proceedings. The party making the request shall be responsible for the fees for the transcript.[Eff 10/30/14] (Auth: HRS § 302A-807) (Imp: HRS §§ 302A-801 to -808)