§54-52  Appointment.  The eight
appointive members of the board of water supply shall be appointed by the
chairperson of the council of the county, with the approval of the council. 
The chairperson shall likewise designate the chairperson of the board of water
supply from among the appointive members.  The members of the board shall serve
without pay, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses.  Each
member of the board shall be, at the time of the member's appointment, an
elector of the county of Hawaii and shall have been such for at least three
years next preceding the member's appointment.  Any member of the board may be
removed from office by the chairperson of the council of the county, with the
approval of the council.



Membership of the board shall include four
members who are residents of the district of North or South Hilo; one of the
four members shall be the person who for the time being shall be the legal
incumbent of the office of the chief engineer of the department of public works
of the county.  In addition, one member shall be a resident of the district of
North Kona or South Kona, one member shall be a resident of the district of
North Kohala or South Kohala, one member shall be a resident of the district of
Hamakua, one member shall be a resident of the district of Puna, and one member
shall be a resident of the district of Kau.



The term of office of the appointive members of
the board shall be five years from and after the date of their respective
appointments.  Any vacancy occurring on the board shall be filled by
appointment.  The one appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the
unexpired term of the person whom the appointive member succeeds.  Officers and
employees of the county of Hawaii shall not be eligible for appointive
membership on the board. [L 1949, c 86, §2; am L 1955, c 189, §2; RL 1955,
§146-101; am imp L 1967, c 80, §1; HRS §54-52; gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 1998, c
124, §2]