Rules of Practice and Procedure 04-25-13

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attorney who appears before the Commission shall be in good standing before the Hawai'i Supreme Court. (b) Code of Ethics. (1) Any person who signs a pleading or brief, enters an appearance at a hearing, or transacts business with the Commission, by such act represents that that person is legally authorized to do so and shall comply with the State and County laws and the rules of this Commission, and further,that that person shall maintain the respect due to the Commission and shall never deceive or knowingly present any false statement of fact or law to the Commission. The Commission may at any time require any person appearing before the Commission in a representative capacity to prove that person's authority and qualification to act in such capacity. (2) No person who has been associated with the Commission as a member, officer, employee, or counsel shall be permitted to appear before the Commission on behalf of or to represent in any manner any party in connection with any proceeding or matter that such person has handled or passed upon while associated in any capacity with the Commission. (3) No person who has been associated with any matter which becomes a proceeding before the Commission shall advise the Commission in the proceeding. 2-3 Disqualification of Commission Member. Any party to a proceeding may,up to five days before the proceeding, file an affidavit that one or more of the Commission members has a personal bias or prejudice. The Commission member against whom the affidavit is so filed may answer the affidavit or may file a disqualifying certificate with the Commission. Unless the Commission member chooses to disqualify himself after receipt of the affidavit,the remaining Commission members shall decide by a majority of all the members to which the Commission is entitled whether that member should be disqualified from proceeding therein. Every such affidavit shall state the facts and reasons for the belief that bias or prejudice exists and shall be filed at least five days before the proceeding, or good cause shall be shown for the failure to file it within such time. Any Commission member may disqualify himself by advising the chairperson that the Commission member deems himself unable for any reason to preside with impartiality in the pending proceeding. 2-4 Formal Requirements for Filing of Documents. (a) Time and Place. All requests, appeals, pleadings, submittals,petitions, reports, maps, exceptions, briefs,memoranda and other documents and papers required to be filed with the Commission in any proceeding shall be filed at the office of the Commission within the time limits prescribed by statute, ordinance,rule, or by order of the Commission. Unless otherwise ordered,the date on which the papers are received if hand delivered, or postmarked if delivered by mail, shall be regarded as the date of filing. 7-7