Section 16-605-40 - Tariff - approval; suspension and investigation(a) Upon the filing of a tariff or tariff change, the commission may: (1) Allow the tariff or tariff change, or any portion thereof, to take effect forty-five days after publication, filing, and posting of the proposed tariff or tariff change have all been completed, in accordance with this chapter; or(2) Suspend the operation of the tariff or tariff change, or any portion thereof, for investigation. The commission may schedule and conduct a hearing to aid in its investigation of the justness and reasonableness of the proposed tariff or tariff change.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a): (1) Changes to a fuel surcharge approved by the commission may be made thirty days after publication, filing, and posting of the proposed change in accordance with section 16-605-5; and(2) Changes or additions made and approved pursuant to section 16-605-41, short notice tariff filing, may take effect on less than forty-five days' notice.(c) A tariff suspension ordered by the commission may not exceed six months from the date of the issuance of the commission's order suspending the operation of the tariff. The tariff or tariff change will take effect, if the commission fails to issue a final order, within the six-month period.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7, 271G-16, 271G-17)