The chief election officer, clerk, or designees may distribute electronic tallies created directly from a direct recording electronic voting device, while the requirements of HRS § 16-42(b) are being met. In the event the chief election officer, clerk, or designee determines that the electronic tallies from a direct recording electronic voting device are not reliable, the chief election officer, clerk, or designee shall promptly notify the official observers and count the voter verifiable paper audit trails by hand or a mechanical tabulation system.
Haw. Code R. § 3-177-755