If any requirement of this chapter results in undue hardship for the agency, the head of the department, or the head of any board, commission, agency, bureau, or office of the State may grant, in writing, an exception to that requirement if the head of the department, or the head of any board, commission, agency, bureau, or office of the State determines such action to be in the best interest of the State. Each exception granted by the head of the department, or the head of any board, commission, agency, bureau, or office of the State shall be by written determination approved by the administrator of the state procurement office.
Haw. Code R. § 3-130-12