HRS § 109-1 - Stadium authority; appointment, terms

(a) There shall be within the department of accounting and general services for administrative purposes only, a stadium authority whose responsibility shall be to maintain, operate, and manage the stadium and facilities attached thereto. The authority shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the governor in the manner prescribed by section 26-34. Each member of the authority shall have been a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State for at least five years next preceding the member's appointment. The president of the University of Hawaii and the superintendent of education shall be ex officio members of the authority but shall not vote. (b) The chairperson of the authority shall be elected by the majority of the authority. The term of each member shall be four years, provided that of the members initially appointed three members shall serve for four years, three members shall serve for three years and the remaining three members shall serve for two years. No person shall be appointed consecutively to more than two terms as a member of the authority. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of any unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. (c) The members of the authority shall serve without compensation and shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. [L 1970, c 172, §1; am L 1971, c 125, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 1999, c 160, §7; am L 2016, c 61, §3]