Rules of the Department of Human Resources Title 1 - Rules of the Director, Effective December 16, 2019

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(g) Filing and effective date of rules shall be in accordance with Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 91-4. \[Eff. 07-01-02; am 03-01-15\] (Auth: HRS §§76-17, 91-6) §2-3 Declaratory ruling. (a) Any interested person may petition the director for a declaratory order as to the applicability of any statutory provision or any rule or order of the director. (b) The petition shall be submitted in duplicate to the director. It shall contain: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; (2) A statement of the nature of petitioner's interest, including reasons for the submission of the petition; (3) A designation of the specific provision, rule, or order in question; (4) A complete statement of the relevant facts; (5) A statement of the position or contention of the petitioner; (6) A memorandum of authorities containing a full discussion of the reasons including any legal authorities in support of such position or contention; (7) The signature of each petitioner. (c) Any petition which does not conform to the foregoing requirements may be rejected. (d) The director may, for good cause, refuse to issue a declaratory ruling. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the director may so refuse where: (1) The question is speculative or purely hypothetical and does not involve existing facts, or facts which can reasonably be expected to exist in the near future; (2) The petitioner's interest is not of the type which would give the petitioner standing to maintain action if the petitioner was to seek judicial relief; 2-3