Section 11-1-36 - Prehearing conferences(a) The hearings officer may order and hold prehearing conferences with the parties to formulate or simplify issues, obtain stipulations of facts, arrange the exchange of proposed exhibits or written testimony, set schedules, exchange names of witnesses, limit the number of witnesses, and determine such other matters as may expedite the orderly conduct and disposition of the case as permitted by law.(b) The hearings officer may request memoranda setting forth the issues, facts, and legal arguments upon which the parties intend to rely, and the hearings officer may fix the conditions and time for the filing of memoranda and the number of pages. Exhibits may be reproduced in an appendix to a memorandum. A memorandum of more than twenty pages, exclusive of exhibits, shall contain a table of contents and table of authorities.(c) If a party fails to abide by any prehearing or other order of the hearings officer or final decision maker, the hearings officer or final decision maker may enter an order refusing the disobeying party from supporting or opposing claims or defenses, or prohibiting the disobeying party from calling witnesses and/or introducing designated matters into evidence.[Eff 2/14/2005] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 321-9) (Imp: HRS § 91-9)