Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Subtitle 2.1 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE STATE MERIT APPEALS BOARD
Chapter 22.1 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARD
Section 14-22.1-5 - Filing of documents
Current through February, 2024
(a) All documents required to be filed with the board in any proceeding shall be filed at the office of the board at Honolulu, Hawaii, during normal working hours and within the time limits prescribed by law, the rules of the board or by order of the board. The date on which the papers are received shall be regarded as the date of filing.
(b) Appeals shall identify the issue on appeal, including a concise statement of the relevant facts, and the remedy sought, including the rationale and legal basis, as appropriate, for the remedy.
(c) All requests and appeals filed with the board shall be handwritten, typewritten, photocopied, or printed; shall be plainly legible; and shall be on strong, durable paper no larger than 8-1/2 x 11" in size, except that maps, charts, tables, and other like documents may be larger, folded to the size of the papers to which they are attached.
(d) The original of all documents must be signed in indelible ink by the party or the party's duly authorized agent. The signature of the person signing the document constitutes a certification that the person has read the document; that to the best of that person's knowledge, information, and belief, every statement contained therein is true and is not misleading; and that it is not interposed for delay.
(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided by a particular rule or order of the board, an original and six copies of all papers shall be filed.
(f) All documents filed by any person or agency in any proceeding shall state on the first page thereof the name, mailing address, and telephone number, if any, of the individual or individuals who may be served with any documents filed in the proceeding.
