Section 6-80-135 - Exemption and waiver(a) The commission may, upon its own motion or upon the written request of any person or telecommunications carrier, exempt or waive a telecommunications carrier or telecommunications service from the provisions of chapter 269, HRS, this chapter, or any other telecommunications-related rule, in whole or in part, upon the commission's determination that the exemption or waiver is in the public interest; provided that the commission may not exempt or waive a telecommunications carrier or telecommunications service from: (1) Any provisions of § 269-34, HRS; or(2) Any provisions of this chapter that implement § 269-34, HRS.(b) The applicable provisions of § 269-16.9, HRS, apply to any exemptions or waivers issued by the commission.(c) The commission may hold a hearing on any proposed exemption or waiver.[Eff ] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 269-34 to 43) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-16.9, 269-34 to 43)