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

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

Second school board district:  the islands ofHawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kahoolawe, Kauai, and Niihau, comprised of the1st through the 10th, a portion of the 49th (that portion found on the islandof Kauai), and the 50th and 51st representative districts.

(b)  Ten members shall be elected at-large fromthe first school board district.  Of the ten members elected at-large from thatdistrict, 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 schooldistrict (Leeward Oahu), and one shall be a resident of the sixth departmentalschool district (Windward Oahu).

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

(d)  The departmental school districts shall beas follows:

First departmental school district (Hawaii): the island of Hawaii comprised of the 1st through the 5th and a portion of the6th (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, andKahoolawe comprised of a portion of the 6th (that portion found on the islandof 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 41strepresentative districts;

Fourth departmental school district (CentralOahu):  that portion of the island of Oahu comprised of the 11th through the14th and the 45th representative districts;

Fifth departmental school district (LeewardOahu):  that portion of the island of Oahu comprised of the 42nd through the44th, the 46th through the 48th and a portion of the 49th (that portion foundon the island of Oahu) representative districts;

Sixth departmental school district (WindwardOahu):  that portion of the island of Oahu comprised of the 15th through the20th representative districts; and

Seventh departmental school district (Kauai): the islands of Kauai and Niihau comprised of a portion of the 49th (thatportion found on the island of Kauai) and the 50th and 51st representativedistricts. [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.