HRS §392-73
How hearings and appeals are run
This section explains how hearings and appeals are conducted. The referee can use flexible rules to find the truth, and people with a conflict of interest cannot take part for the director. A record is kept, but testimony is only written out if there is further review. Witnesses get fees set by the department.
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The statute, as written — Procedure
The referee shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical rules of procedure, but any hearing or appeal before the same shall be conducted in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties. No person shall participate on behalf of the director in any case in which that person has a direct or indirect interest. A record shall be kept of all testimony and proceedings in connection with an appeal, but the testimony need not be transcribed unless further review is initiated. Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this section shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the department and such fees shall be deemed part of the expenses of administering this chapter.
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