HCC §2-201
How the environmental management director is chosen and what they need
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the mayor picks the environmental management director, the council must approve the choice, and the mayor can fire them. The director must have at least five years of related administrative experience and a degree in engineering or a related field.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Appointment and qualifications of department head
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.
The director of environmental management shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council, and may be removed by the mayor. The director shall have had a minimum of five years’ administrative experience in a related field and either an engineering degree or a degree in a related field. (2001, ord 01-110, sec 2; am 2005, ord 05-22, sec 1; am 2020, ord 20-86, sec 5.)2-201
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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