The board of trustees shall be composed of nine members elected at-large by qualified voters in the State. Of the nine members to be elected one shall reside on the island of Hawaii; one shall reside on the island of Maui; and one shall reside on the island of Molokai; one shall reside on the island of Kauai; and one shall reside on the island of Oahu.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 13D-1
Board of trustees; number; composition
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Arakaki v. Hawaii (2002)
Most recently applied in Arakaki v. Hawaii (December 2002)
L 1979, c 196, pt of §8; am L 2001, c 55, §3
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