Section 12-24-11 - Answer(a) If the respondent files a written verified answer, it shall be filed within twenty days from the date of personal delivery or mailing of the complaint.(b) The answer shall state the reasons or factors for the suspension, discharge, or discrimination of the complainant, and any matter which constitutes a defense to the complaint.(c) The answer with two copies shall be filed by personal delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the department's Wage Standards Division, 830 Punchbowl Street, Room 340, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, or to any of the department's district offices in the counties of Hawaii, Maui, or Kauai in which the complaint was filed. The respondent shall also mail a copy by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the complainant at the last known address.(d) The time within which the answer shall be filed may be extended at the discretion of the hearing officer.(e) The answer or any part thereof may be amended prior to the hearing without the hearing officer's consent, and thereafter at the discretion of the hearing officer. If a complaint has been amended subsequent to the filing of the answer, the respondent shall have an opportunity to amend the answer within twenty days after being served the amended complaint. The original of the amended answer shall be filed at the enforcement division of the department, and one copy shall be mailed to the complainant by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the last known address.[Eff. SEP. 11, 1981] (Auth: HRS § 378-38) (Imp: HRS § 378-34)