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RULE N0. 15 PUBLIC STATEMENTS AND TESTIMONY 1. Written testimony. Written tes>timonies shall be received for the record on any agenda item. If possible, sixteen 16 written copies of the testimony should be prepared for presentation to the Council or Committee 24 hours prior to convening of the meeting. 2. Oral Testimony. Oral statements from any member of the public shall abide by the following: (a) Pursuant to Chapter 92,, Hawaii Revised Statutes, any person wishing to present oral testimony on any agenda item may do so consistent with this rule. (b) Persons wishing to present oral testimony relating to items listed on the Order of Business shall register with the Clerk prior to the convening of the meeting, giving their name, address, the organization they represent, if any, and the item on which they wish to speak and their position thereon, if any. Each person may speak for three minutes subject to the discretion of the Chair. (c) Each person must speak at the time of calling, unless the Chair determines otherwise. (d) No person will be allowed to speak twice on the same subject. (e) Any person wishing to speak on more than one subject shall register separately for each agenda item. (f) Those speaking shall direct their remarks to the Chair and not to any individual Council Member or person in the audience. (g) All members of the putdic shall extend proper courtesy and respect to one another and to all Council Members, and all persons shall be addressed by their surnames. No profanity or abusive remarks will be allowed at any time in any meeting. (h) Any person, not a member of Council, who is disrespectful to the Council or any Committee by any disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence or who disrupts the exercise of any legislator's function, may be removed from the meeting at the discretion of the Chair.