TITLE 16
DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
CHAPTER 304
OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMPENSATION OF WITNESSES
§16-304-1 Expert witness, defined.
An expert witness is a person who by virtue of experience, training, or education, possesses scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge which will assist the office of consumer protection in investigating or in preparing for or presenting evidence to a trier of fact. [Eff 6/19/81] (Auth: HRS §487-5) (Imp: HRS §487-5)
§16-304-2 Compensation of expert witnesses.
(a) An expert witness shall receive compensation in an amount which is reasonable for a person in the community of comparable experience, training, or education who performs the same or similar services.
(b) The office of consumer protection and the expert witness shall agree upon the amount of compensation to be received by the expert witness and the services to be performed by the expert witness before the services or any portion thereof are performed. The agreement shall be set forth in writing on a form to be provided by the office of consumer protection and signed by a representative of the office of consumer protection and the expert witness. [Eff 6/19/81] (Auth: HRS §487-5) (Imp: HRS §487-5)
§16-304-3 Compensation of other witnesses.
Any witness other than an expert witness who is subpoenaed to testify at a trial or other court proceeding by the office of consumer protection and who attends the trial or court proceeding, may receive compensation in the amount provided for in section 607-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes. [Eff 6/19/81] (Auth: HRS §487-5) (Imp: HRS §487-5)
DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
Chapter 304, Office of Consumer Protection Compensation of Witnesses, on the Summary Page dated June 1, 1981, was adopted on June 1, 1981, following public hearings held in Hilo on May 18, 1981, Kona on May 19, 1981, Kahului on May 20, 1981, Honolulu on May 23, 1981, and Lihue on May 29, 1981, after public notice was given in the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on April 27, 1981.
These rules shall take effect ten days after filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
/s/ Stanley D. Suyat
STANLEY D. SUYAT
Director of Consumer Protection
/s/ Mary G. F. Bitterman
MARY G. F. BITTERMAN
Director of Regulatory Agencies
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Ronald Shigekane
RONALD SHIGEKANE
Deputy Attorney General
/s/ George R. Ariyoshi
GEORGE R. ARIYOSHI
Governor of Hawaii
Date: June 6, 1981
June 9, 1981
Filed
