Section 15-15-45.1 - Fees(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, a motion for incremental districting approval, motion for amendment to a decision and order, requested rule making, a motion to release conditions, a motion for declaratory order, a motion for special permit, or a motion to amend a special permit, a motion for order to show cause, or motion for important agricultural land designation, by any person other than a state or county department or agency shall be accompanied by a filing fee by cashier's check, for $1,000, made payable to the State of Hawaii. State or county departments or agencies that submit-such petitions, motions, or applications shall not be subject to the filing fee. Such petition, motion, or application filed jointly by a state or county department or agency and a person who is not a state or county department or agency shall be subject to the filing fee.(b) A petition for an amendment to a district boundary filed by any person other than a state or county department or agency shall be accompanied by a filing fee by cashier's check for $5,000, made payable to the State of Hawaii. State or county departments or agencies that submit a petition for amendment to a district boundary shall not be subject to the filing fee. A petition for an amendment to a district boundary filed jointly by a state or county department or agency and a person who is not a state or county department or agency shall be subject to the filing fee.(c) A petition for intervention in any proceeding filed by any person other than a state or county department or agency shall be accompanied by a filing fee by cashier's check in the amount of $50, made payable to the State of Hawaii. State or county departments or agencies that submit such petitions for intervention shall not be subject to the filing fee.(d) Except as otherwise provided by law, a copy of any public document or government record, including any map, plan diagram, photograph, or photostat, which is open to inspection by the public shall be furnished to any person requesting the same by the executive officer having charge or control thereof upon the payment of the reasonable cost of reproducing such copy, which amount shall not be less than 12 cents per page, sheet, or fraction thereof. In addition, the requestor shall be responsible to pay for labor costs for searching, reviewing, and segregating, and actual time for reproducing, and material costs, including electricity cost, equipment cost including rental cost, cost for certification, and other related costs of providing the requested public document or government record.(e) The petitioner, movant, or applicant for any petition, motion, or application shall, unless otherwise ordered by the commission, reimburse the commission for or pay at the direction of the commission any expenses related to the publication of any required hearing notice, expenses of court reporter services, expenses of the hearing room, expenses for audio/visual services and equipment, and any other hearing-related expenses.(f) After notice and opportunity to be heard, the commission may also assess any party to any proceeding before the commission a reasonable fee or require reimbursements for hearing expenses as determined by the commission, including without limitation, expenses of court reporter, hearing room, and expenses for audio/visual services and equipment.(g) The commission may assess a reasonable fee or require reimbursements to be made for inexcusable absence of a party from a contested case proceeding. The assessment may include, but not be limited to, such costs for airfare, room rental fees, and publication fees..Haw. Code R. § 15-15-45.1
[Eff and comp 11/2/2013; am and comp 10/18/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 205-1, 205-4.1, 205-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-2, 92-21, 205-4.1)