§88-24  Composition of board.  The board
of trustees shall consist of eight members as follows:



(1)  The director of finance of the State, ex officio;



(2)  Four members of the system, two of whom shall be
general employees, one of whom shall be a teacher, and one of whom shall be a
retirant to be elected by the members and retirants of the system under rules
adopted by the board governing the election to serve for terms of six years
each, one of the terms to expire on January 1 of each even-numbered year; provided
that, if after the close of filing of petitions for candidacy, a member is
unopposed for election to a trustee position, the member shall be deemed and
declared to be duly and legally elected to the position of trustee without an
election; and



(3)  Three citizens of the State who are not
employees, one of whom shall be a responsible officer of a bank authorized to
do business within the State, or a person of similar experience, to be
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve
for a term of six years each, one of the terms to expire January 1 of each
odd-numbered year.



Each trustee shall serve until the trustee's
successor is elected or appointed, as the case may be, and qualified.  For the
purpose of this section, the term "general employees" includes police
officers and firefighters. [L 1925, c 55, §5(2); RL 1935, pt of §7924; RL 1945,
pt of §707; am L 1947, c 85, §1(b); am L 1951, c 93, §1; RL 1955, §6-61; am L
Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §88-24; am L 1969, c 110, pt of
§1; am L 1978, c 83, §1; am L 1982, c 165, §2(2); gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c
142, §1; am L 1993, c 349, §1]



 



Cross References



 



  Gubernatorial appointments, see §26-34.



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  Trustee holding over will be a de jure, not merely a de
facto, officer.  Att. Gen. Op. 73-7.