ROH §4-11.1
How many committee members must show up and vote
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section sets the minimum number of committee members needed to hold a meeting and to make decisions. A majority of the committee's voting members must be present, and the same majority is needed to pass most actions. If a supermajority is required, that larger number must vote.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Standing committees - Quorum - Number of votes necessary to validate acts
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.
(a) The number of members necessary to constitute a quorum for a council standing committee to do business shall be a majority of the number of voting members to which the committee is entitled.
(b) The number of members necessary to make the action of a council standing committee valid shall be:
(1) When a majority is required, a majority of the number of voting members to which the committee is entitled; or
(2) When a supermajority vote is required, that supermajority of the number of voting members to which the committee is entitled.
(c) The numbers specified in subsections (a) and (b) shall be unaffected by a nonvoting member of a standing committee serving as a voting member under particular circumstances, such as due to the lack of a quorum of voting members or to break a tie vote, pursuant to council rules.
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