THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	609
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 6K-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§6K-5  Commission.  (a)  There is established the Kaho‘olawe island reserve commission to be placed within the department of land and natural resources for administrative purposes as provided in section 26-35.  The commission shall consist of [seven] five members to be appointed in the manner and to serve for the terms provided in section 26-34[;], except as provided in subsection (e); provided that:

     (1)  One member shall be [a member of] appointed by the governor from a list provided by the Protect Kaho‘olawe Ohana;

     (2)  [Two members] One member shall be appointed by the governor [from a list provided by the Protect Kaho‘olawe Ohana;] from a list provided by native Hawaiian organizations;

     (3)  One member shall be a trustee or representative of the office of Hawaiian affairs;

     (4)  One member shall be a county official appointed by the governor from a list provided by the mayor of the county of Maui; and

     (5)  One member shall be the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources[; and

     (6)  One member shall be appointed by the governor from a list provided by native Hawaiian organizations].

     (b)  The governor shall appoint the chairperson from among the members of the commission. 

     (c)  The members of the commission shall serve without pay but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in carrying out their duties.

     (d)  Any action taken by the commission shall be approved by a simple majority of its members.  [Four] Three members shall constitute a quorum to do business.

     (e)  Notwithstanding section 26-34, any person appointed to the commission pursuant to subsection (a) who has completed two consecutive terms as a member of the commission shall not be eligible to be appointed to the commission for a period of four years commencing the last day of the second consecutive term of the person's service as a member of the commission; provided that the person shall be eligible to be appointed to the commission four or more years after the last day of the second consecutive term of the person's previous service.

     [(e)] (f)  The commission, without regard to the requirements of chapter 76, may hire employees necessary to perform its duties."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

 

 

Report Title:

Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission

 

Description:

Reduces the number of members of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission from seven to five.  Requires one member to be appointed by the governor from a list provided by the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana.  Requires one member to be appointed by the governor from a list provided by native Hawaiian organizations.  Mandates a 4-year wait for reappointment to the commission for any member who has completed two consecutive terms.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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