Section 15-15-60 - Presiding officer(a) Notwithstanding section 15-15-06, in all hearings before the commission, the chairperson, a vice-chairperson, one of the other commissioners, or a hearings officer appointed by the commission shall preside at the hearing.(b) The presiding officer shall convene the hearing and briefly state the nature of the case, control the schedule and course of the hearings, administer oaths and affirmations, receive evidence, hold appropriate conferences before and during hearings, rule upon all objections or motions which do not involve a final determination of the proceedings, receive offers of proof, and fix the time for the filing of briefs or proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and decisions and orders and responses or objections thereto, dispose of any other matter that normally and properly arises in the course of a hearing, and take all other actions authorized by law that are deemed necessary to the orderly and just conduct of a hearing.(c) The presiding officer may postpone or continue any hearing upon a motion of any party without a hearing.[Eff 10/27/86; am and comp 8/16/97; comp MAY 08 2000] (Auth: HRS §§ 205-1, 205-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-2, 205-4)Am and comp 11/2/2013; comp 10/18/2019