HCC §15-62
Committee member terms and service limits
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets how long committee members serve and how terms are arranged. Members serve five-year terms, with initial terms of different lengths. It also covers what happens when a member leaves and how many terms a member can serve.
everyone
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Membership and tenure
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The members shall serve staggered terms of five years. (b) Seven or more of the twelve members of the committee shall have served in the United States uniformed services; provided that the committee may still meet and conduct business if due to a vacancy or vacancies less than seven members have served in the United States uniformed services. (c) Initially, two members shall be appointed for a term of one year, two members shall be appointed for a term of two years, three members shall be appointed for a term of three years, three members shall be appointed for a term of four years, and three members shall be appointed for a term of five years. (d) Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, but members whose terms have expired may continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and confirmed. (e) Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves for additional terms, provided that no member shall serve on the committee for more than three consecutive terms. (1986, ord 86-123, sec 2; am 1990, ord 90-5, sec 3; am 1994, ord 94-21, sec 1; am 1996, ord 96-124, sec 1; am 1997, ord 97-125, sec 1; am 2002, ord 02-117, sec 2; am 2006, ord 06-159, sec 2; am 2007, ord 07-53, sec 2; am 2017, ord 17-57, sec 3; am 2021, ord 21-65, sec 2; am 2023, ord 23-19, sec 1; am 2025, ord 25-88, sec 1.)15-62
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.