Haw. Code R. § 13-184-9
At the close of the public hearing, the board shall consider all the testimony and after deliberation make a decision to designate any portion, all or none of the proposed area or announce the date on which it will render its decision. The board may designate a proposed area as a geothermal resource subzone only if it finds the proposed area possesses an acceptable balance of the criteria set forth in section 13-184-6. If the board designates an area as a geothermal resource subzone it shall cause a notice of its decision to be published in a newspaper of general circulation statewide and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the area is located and when so published its decision shall be final unless otherwise ruled invalid by a court of appropriate jurisdiction. Upon request, the board shall issue a concise statement of its findings and the principal reasons for its decision to designate a particular area.
Haw. Code R. § 13-184-9