Section 16-601-12 - Appearance before the commission(a) Any party to a proceeding before the commission may appear in person or may be represented by a partner or by an officer or authorized employee of a corporation, trust, or association.(b) In all proceedings wherein pleadings are filed and a formal hearing is held involving the taking of testimony and formulation of a record, subject to review by the courts, except for those persons specified in subsection (a), no person may appear in a representative capacity other than the following: (1) Attorneys-at-law in good standing and entitled to practice before the Hawaii Supreme Court;(2) At the discretion of the commission, an attorney who is not authorized to practice law in the State but who associates with a member in good standing of the bar of the State in the presentation of a specific proceeding;(3) A law student intern practicing law pursuant to rule 7 of the rules of the Supreme Court of the State; or(4) Any attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of any state and who is employed by the United States or one of its agencies in a professional capacity, and who, while being so employed may have occasion to appear before this commission on behalf of the United States, during the period of that employment.[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-6, 271-9, 271G-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-2, 269-13, 271-31, 271G-23, 605-14)