HRS §88-182
How pension board members are chosen and removed
This section explains how county pension board members are picked and removed. In most counties, the mayor or council chair appoints five members with council approval, and they serve five-year terms. Hawaii and Maui counties have a different setup using county officials.
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The statute, as written — Members: appointment, terms, removals
Except in the counties of Hawaii and Maui, each pension board shall consist of five members to be appointed for terms of five years. The original members shall be appointed for staggered terms so that one shall expire on June 30 of each year. All vacancies occurring otherwise than by expiration of the term shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. One of the members shall be named by the appointing power as chairperson. The members shall be appointed by the mayor, or chairperson of the council of the county, as the case may be, with the approval of the council, and the members may be removed by the appointing power with the approval of the following number of other members of the council: in the city and county of Honolulu, five; in the county of Kauai, three. The pension board for the county of Maui and the county of Hawaii shall consist of the chairperson of the council of the county, the county auditor, and the county treasurer.
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