HRS §342D-57
Public participation activities; appointment of hearings officers
This section lets the state environmental director choose hearing officers to run public meetings and hearings, without following normal state hiring rules. It is a narrow procedural rule about who can be appointed and what they do.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Public participation activities; appointment of hearings officers
The director may appoint, without regard to chapter 76, hearings officers to conduct public participation activities, including public hearings and public informational meetings.
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