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to the Commission. RULE 15. PERSONS REQUESTING INFORMATION Persons requesting information requiring Commission action or making submittals or requests of the Commission shall do so in writing and shall submit it to the Office of the Commission at least ten (10) days prior to the next scheduled regular meeting. RULE 16. PETITION FOR ADOPTION, AMENDMENT, OR REPEAL OF RULES Any Commissioner, by motion, or any interested person, may petition the Commission requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rules of the Commission stating reasons thereof, provided that the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor and the requirements of the Hawai `i Revised Statutes and Chapter 91. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission finds that an imminent peril to the health, safety, or morals requires the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule without the required notice, and states its reasons for such finding, it may proceed without prior notice or hearing, such emergency rule to be effective for a period not longer than one -hundred -twenty (120) days without renewal and further subject to all requirements of the Charter. RULE 17. SEVERABILITY If any provision of these rules and regulations or its application to any person or circumstances is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining portion of these rules and regulations shall not be affected and to this end, the various subjects are declared to be severable. RULE 18. RULE, ORDER, OR OPINION AGAINST PERSON OR PROPERTY No rule, order, or opinion of the Commission shall be effective against any person or property until it has been published or made available for public inspection except where the person concerned has actual knowledge thereof RULE 19. PRIVACY A. The Commission shall make accessible to any person, personal records as defined in Hawai `i Revised Statutes, (HRS) 92F, that pertain to the person, provided that the limitations which pertain to the granting of access to personal records as set forth in HRS 92F shall be applicable to the Commission. B. Any person may make a request to the Commission for access to a personal record that pertains to that person. The request shall be written and must clearly describe the personal record to which the person requests access and delivered to the Commission's 11