HRS §342D-57

Public participation activities; appointment of hearings officers

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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.

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The statute, as written — Public participation activities; appointment of hearings officers

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.

The director may appoint, without regard to chapter 76, hearings officers to conduct public participation activities, including public hearings and public informational meetings.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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