Section 16-24-18 - Decision denying application subject to administrative hearing: final decision and order(a) Within fifteen days following receipt of a decision denying the application, the applicant may petition the commissioner for an administrative hearing which shall be held in accordance with chapter 91, HRS, and chapter 16-201.(b) If a petition for an administrative hearing is not filed within the time specified, the commissioner's decision denying the application shall become a final decision and order denying the application.(c) Upon the filing of a petition for an administrative hearing, and as expeditiously as possible, the commissioner shall assign the petition to a hearings officer for further proceedings pursuant to chapter 16-201. The commissioner shall issue a written final decision and order as expeditiously as possible, following the hearings officer's transmittal of the entire record together with the recommended decision, any timely filed exceptions, and any timely filed statements in support of the recommended decision.[Eff 7/23/07] (Auth: HRS §§ 489D-33, 489D-34) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-13.1, 489D-11)