Hawaii Revised Statutes 21. Legislative Hearings and Procedure

  • 21-1 Purpose.
    The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures governing legislative investigating committees to provide for the creation and operation of legislative investigating committees...
  • 21-2 Definitions.
    As used in this chapter: "Hearing" means any meeting in the course of an investigatory proceeding, other than a preliminary conference or interview at...
  • 21-3 Establishment of Investigating Committees by Legislature.
    (a) An investigating committee may exercise its powers during sessions of the legislature, and also in the interim between sessions when so provided by...
  • 21-4 Adoption of Rules.
    Each investigating committee shall adopt rules, not inconsistent with law or any applicable rules of the legislature, governing its procedures, including the conduct of...
  • 21-5 Finances and Staff.
    Each investigating committee may employ such professional, technical, clerical, or other personnel as necessary for the proper performance of its duties, to the extent...
  • 21-6 Membership, Quorum, Voting.
    (a) An investigating committee shall consist of not less than five members. (b) A quorum shall consist of a majority of the total authorized...
  • 21-7 Hearings.
    (a) An investigating committee may hold hearings appropriate for the performance of its duties, at such times and places as the committee determines. (b)...
  • 21-8 Issuance of Subpoenas.
    (a) The president or speaker or other presiding officer of either house of the legislature may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and...
  • 21-9 Notice to Witnesses.
    (a) Service of a subpoena requiring the attendance of a person at a hearing of an investigating committee shall be made at least five...
  • 21-10 Conduct of Hearings.
    (a) All hearings of an investigating committee shall be public unless the committee, by two-thirds vote of all of its members, determines that a...
  • 21-11 Right to Counsel and Submission of Questions.
    (a) Every witness at a hearing of an investigating committee may be accompanied by counsel of the witness' own choosing, who may advise the...
  • 21-12 Testimony.
    (a) An investigating committee shall cause a record to be made of all proceedings in which testimony or other evidence is demanded or adduced,...
  • 21-13 Interested Persons.
    (a) Any person whose name is mentioned or who is otherwise identified during a hearing of an investigating committee and who, in the opinion...
  • 21-14 Contempt.
    (a) A person shall be in contempt if the person: (1) Fails or refuses to appear in compliance with a subpoena or, having appeared,...
  • 21-15 Penalties.
    (a) A person guilty of contempt under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or...
  • 21-16 Government Officer and Employees to Cooperate.
    The officers and employees of the State and of each county shall cooperate with any investigating committee or committees or with their representatives and...
  • 21-17 Sergeants-At-arms; Powers and Duties.
    The sergeant-at-arms of each house of the legislature, and each of the sergeant-at-arms' deputies appointed by authority of such house, shall: (1) Attend such...
  • 21-18 Same; Badge.
    The symbol of the office of the sergeant-at-arms of each house of the legislature shall be a metal badge in such form as such...
  • 21-19 Limitations.
    Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit or prohibit the acquisition of evidence or information by an investigating committee by any...

Last modified: October 27, 2016