Haw. Code R. § 11-186-44
The agency staff shall review the file of each application filed with the agency. The agency staff may prepare one or more written staff reports on the application. A staff report may include an analysis of the application, identification of issues and a discussion of their relationship to the applicable criteria for a certificate of need and any staff recommendations on the application. In the case of applications consolidated for review, a staff report may include a comparative analysis of the applications, identification of issues and a discussion of their relationships to the applicable criteria for a certificate of need, and any staff recommendations of the applications. The staff report shall be made a part of the file of the application. The staff report shall be provided to the applicant, any other persons upon written request, any subarea council or countywide review committee that reviews the application, and to the review panel and the statewide council if the review panel and the statewide council review the application. The agency staff may participate in any public meeting or public hearing held on any application.
Haw. Code R. § 11-186-44