ROH §3-11.3

Both genders must be on the commission

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When an appointing authority chooses members for a commission, it must make sure both men and women are on the commission at all times. If a spot is empty because someone left, that does not count as breaking this rule.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Gender representation

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

An appointing authority shall make its appointments to the commission so that both genders are represented by the authority’s appointed members at any point in time. This section shall not be deemed violated during any period a gender is not represented among an authority’s appointed members because of a vacancy.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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