ROH §3-9.3
When appointed board members must leave office
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section says that people appointed to certain boards and commissions stop serving on the date written in the mayor's appointment letter. They cannot keep working in the same role after that date, even temporarily or for a new full term. A court later ruled the city council could not enforce this rule.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Termination of appointment.*
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.
All appointments covered by this article shall terminate on the expiration date noted on the mayor’s letter of appointment, and in no instance shall such appointees immediately continue to serve in the same capacity beyond the expiration date whether as a temporary appointee or as a reappointed member for a full consecutive term.
Editor’s note:
*The Hawaii Supreme Court in Fasi v. City Council of the City and County of Honolulu , 72 Haw. 513, 823 P.2d 742 (1992), held that the City Council could not enact this provision which forbids members of certain boards and commissions from holding over until their successors have been appointed and qualified.
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