All pleadings, briefs, submittals, petitions, reports, maps, exceptions, memoranda, and other legal papers required or permitted to be filed with the commission in any proceeding shall be filed at the office of the commission before or on the date prescribed by statute, rules, or order of the commission. Unless otherwise ordered and except as provided by section 15-15-50, the date on which the original papers are filed by or at the direction of the chief clerk shall be regarded as the date of filing. The commission will not accept a facsimile or electronic copy of any document for filing purposes unless otherwise permitted by the executive officer.
Haw. Code R. § 15-15-37