Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 13 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION
Chapter 300 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE RELATING TO BURIAL SITES AND HUMAN REMAINS
Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
Section 13-300-54 - Parties
Current through February, 2024
(a) The following persons shall be admitted as a party:
(b) The presiding officer may deny an application to be a party when it appears that:
(c) All persons with similar interests seeking to be admitted as parties shall be considered at the same time so far as possible.
(d) Where a contested case hearing has been scheduled, any other interested person who qualifies to be a party under subsection (a) may apply to participate, in accordance with this subchapter, by filing a written application with the department not less than twenty days prior to the beginning of the contested case hearing or at an earlier date established by the presiding officer. Except for good cause shown, late filings shall not be permitted.
(e) The application to intervene as a party shall contain the statements otherwise stated in section 13-300-52(b). In addition, the intervenor shall also address:
(f) If any party opposes the intervener's application to be a party, the party may file objections for the record no less than fifteen days prior to the beginning of the contested case hearing.
(g) All applications to intervene shall be acted upon as soon as practicable, and shall be decided not later than the commencement of the contested case hearing.
(h) A person whose application to be admitted as an intervenor has been denied, may appeal that denial to the circuit court pursuant to section 91-14, HRS.