Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act
Hawaii · Administrative Procedure · §§ 91-1 to 91-9.5 · 28 sections
Overview
The act governs how state administrative agencies make rules and how they resolve individual contested cases. On the rulemaking side it requires agencies to give advance notice of proposed rules, take public comment, prepare analyses of a proposed rule's anticipated impacts, and file and index rules before they take effect, while also providing for emergency rulemaking, public petitions to adopt rules, and periodic agency review of rules already on the books. For contested cases it establishes notice and an opportunity to be heard, the right to counsel, interpreters for deaf or hearing-impaired parties and witnesses, and informal disposition, and it preserves judicial review — including declaratory judgment actions testing the validity of a rule.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 32 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 276 F.3d 1109 - Skysign International, Inc. v. City & County of Honolulu
Sections covered
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-1Definitions5 cites
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-10Rules of evidence; official notice
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-11Examination of evidence by agency
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-12Decisions and orders1 cite
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-13Consultation by officials of agency
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-13.1Administrative review of denial or refusal to issue license or certificate of registration
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-13.5Maximum time period for business or development-related permits, licenses, or approvals; automatic approval; extensions
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-14Judicial review of contested cases18 cites
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-15Appeals
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-16Severability
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-17Federal aid
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-18Short title
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-2Public information1 cite
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-2.5Fees for proposed and final rules
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-2.6Proposed rulemaking actions and rules; posting on the lieutenant governor's internet website
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-3Procedure for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules2 cites
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-4Filing and taking effect of rules
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-4.1Rulemaking actions; copies in Ramseyer format
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-4.2Rule format; publication of index
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-4.3Price
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-4.4Form of publication
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-5Publication of rules
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-6Petition for adoption, amendment or repeal of rules
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-7Declaratory judgment on validity of rules
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-8Declaratory rulings by agencies
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-8.5Mediation in contested cases
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-9Contested cases; notice; hearing; interactive conference technology; records4 cites
- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-9.5Notification of hearing; service1 cite
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Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Vermont, Wyoming
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