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HRS §435C-6

How the plan's board of directors is chosen

This section sets up the board that runs the plan. It has eleven directors: ten are chosen each year, and the insurance commissioner is the chairperson. Five directors are elected by member companies, and the other five are appointed by the insurance commissioner.

The statute, as written — Directors

The plan shall be governed by a board of eleven directors, ten to be selected annually. Five directors shall be elected by cumulative voting by the members of the plan, whose votes in such election shall be weighted in accordance with each member's net direct premiums written during the preceding calendar year. Three directors shall be appointed by the insurance commissioner as representatives of the medical profession. Two directors shall be appointed by the insurance commissioner as representatives of the public. The five member companies serving on the first board shall be elected at a meeting of the members, or their authorized representatives, which shall be held at a time and place designated by the insurance commissioner. The insurance commissioner shall appoint the five directors serving on the first board on or before the date of such meeting. The insurance commissioner shall be the other member and shall be its chairperson.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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