Section 17-2000-77 - Board's final decisions, orders, findings of fact, and conclusions of law(a) The board shall issue its final decision and order together with findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact, conclusions of law, final decisions, and orders shall be based upon the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by the parties, and shall be supported by reliable, probative and substantial evidence, including facts on which the board properly took judicial notice.(b) If the proceedings were held before a hearings officer and exceptions were filed to the recommended decision, the board shall afford the parties oral argument as to the exceptions, prior to the board's adoption of a decision and order and findings of fact and conclusions of law.(c) If any party has timely filed proposed findings of fact, the board shall incorporate in its decision a ruling upon each proposed finding so presented, provided that a separate ruling on each proposed finding shall not be required.(d) The board shall cause to have a certified copy of the decision and order and accompanying findings and conclusions, delivered or mailed within a reasonable time after their adoption by the board, to each party or to the party's authorized representative. Haw. Code R. § 17-2000-77
[Eff OCT 03 2005] (Auth: HRS § 201G-4) (Imp: HRS § 91-8)[Comp 1/28/2022] (Auth: HRS § 356D-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 356D-4)