§13-1  Board members; number.  (a)  The
board of education shall consist of thirteen members who shall be elected by
the registered voters of two at-large school board districts as follows:



First school board district:  the island of
Oahu, comprised of the 11th through the 48th and a portion of the 49th (that
portion found on the island of Oahu) representative districts, and the



Second school board district:  the islands of
Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kahoolawe, Kauai, and Niihau, comprised of the
1st through the 10th, a portion of the 49th (that portion found on the island
of Kauai), and the 50th and 51st representative districts.



(b)  Ten members shall be elected at-large from
the first school board district.  Of the ten members elected at-large from that
district, one shall be a resident of the third departmental school district
(Honolulu), one shall be a resident of the fourth departmental school district
(Central Oahu), one shall be a resident of the fifth departmental school
district (Leeward Oahu), and one shall be a resident of the sixth departmental
school district (Windward Oahu).



(c)  Three members shall be elected at-large
from the second school board district.  Of the three members elected at-large
from that district, one shall be a resident of the first departmental school
district (Hawaii), one shall be a resident of the second departmental school
district (Maui), and one shall be a resident of the seventh departmental school
district (Kauai).



(d)  The departmental school districts shall be
as follows:



First departmental school district (Hawaii): 
the island of Hawaii comprised of the 1st through the 5th and a portion of the
6th (that portion found on the island of Hawaii) representative districts;



Second departmental school district (Maui): 
the islands of Maui, Molokai (including the county of Kalawao), Lanai, and
Kahoolawe comprised of a portion of the 6th (that portion found on the island
of Maui) and the 7th through the 10th representative districts;



Third departmental school district (Honolulu): 
that portion of the island of Oahu comprised of the 21st through the 41st
representative districts;



Fourth departmental school district (Central
Oahu):  that portion of the island of Oahu comprised of the 11th through the
14th and the 45th representative districts;



Fifth departmental school district (Leeward
Oahu):  that portion of the island of Oahu comprised of the 42nd through the
44th, the 46th through the 48th and a portion of the 49th (that portion found
on the island of Oahu) representative districts;



Sixth departmental school district (Windward
Oahu):  that portion of the island of Oahu comprised of the 15th through the
20th representative districts; and



Seventh departmental school district (Kauai): 
the islands of Kauai and Niihau comprised of a portion of the 49th (that
portion found on the island of Kauai) and the 50th and 51st representative
districts. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1979, c 125, §1(1); am L 1990, c 258,
§2]



 



Cross References



 



  Constitutional provision, see Const. art. X, §2.



  Other provisions for board of education, see chapter 302A.



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  Board is malapportioned.  Att. Gen. Op. 70-5.