Applications of Herrick and Irish

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Appellants Kelly Herrick and Catherine Irish appeal fi*om decisions of the Hawaii Board of Certified Shorthand Reporters that denied their requests “for a special exemption or temporary certification until they pass ... the Board’s examination requirements.”

For the reasons set forth below, we reject Appellants’ arguments and affirm the decision of the Hawaii Board of Certified Shorthand Reporters.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Development of the Rules Governing Court Reporting in the State of Hawai‘i (“RGCR”)

On February 28, 1984, this court promulgated the RGCR. Under RGCR 2:

No person…