HRS §125C-6
Petitioning the Governor About Rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets anyone ask the governor to change, remove, or pause a rule. The governor decides the form and process for your request. Within 30 days, the governor must either say no in writing with reasons, or say yes and make the change.
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The statute, as written — Petition for adoption, amendment, repeal, or suspension of rules
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Any interested person may petition the governor or the governor's authorized representative requesting the adoption, amendment, repeal, or suspension of any rule and stating reasons therefor. The governor or the governor's authorized representative shall prescribe the form for the petitions and the procedures for their submission, consideration, and disposition, and within thirty days after submission of the petition shall either deny the petition in writing, stating the governor's or the governor's authorized representative's reasons for the denial, or grant the petition and adopt, amend, repeal, or suspend the rule accordingly.
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