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Officials brief council committee on rulemaking under HRS Chapter 91; urge targeted reviews and cleanups
Summary
City officials briefed the Honolulu City Council Committee on Government Efficiency and Customer Services on Aug. 21 on how rulemaking is governed under Hawaii’s Administrative Procedure Act (HRS Chapter 91) and on when departments must adopt administrative rules.
City officials briefed the Honolulu City Council Committee on Government Efficiency and Customer Services on Aug. 21 on how rulemaking is governed under Hawaii’s Administrative Procedure Act (HRS Chapter 91) and on when departments must adopt administrative rules.
Managing Director Mike Formby summarized the legal framework, saying the process is governed by HRS Chapter 91 and that a definition of “rule” excludes internal management matters and rules that do not affect private rights. He told the committee rules are required when the affected public needs to know procedures that are not plainly evident in statutes or ordinances and that, “If the ordinance contains sufficient specificity to inform the public, even if the…
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