§180-11  Consolidating districts; petition. Petitions for the consolidation of two or more districts may be filed with thedepartment of land and natural resources.  The petitions must be signed by amajority of the members of the governing body, or by twenty-five or more landoccupier votes in, each district proposed to be consolidated.  In such eventthe procedures herein provided for organizing districts shall be observed,insofar as they are applicable; provided that the votes cast in the referendumon the question of consolidation shall be counted separately for each districtand the department shall not have authority to determine in favor of theproposed consolidation unless a majority of the votes cast with respect to eachseparate district shall have been cast in favor thereof.  The provisions ofsections 180-6 to 180-8 governing the selection of district governing bodiesand the completion of the organization of districts shall apply to theselection of a governing body for and the completion of the organization of anynew district resulting from a consolidation of districts.  The terms of officeof the directors of the consolidating districts shall expire and the terms ofoffice of the directors of the new consolidated district shall commence, uponthe issuance by the lieutenant governor of a certificate of the dueorganization of the consolidated district.  Upon such a consolidation, all theproperty rights and liabilities of the several consolidating districts shall bevested in and assumed by the consolidated district. [L 1947, c 191, pt of §5;RL 1955, §28-14; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§9, 22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; am L1967, c 145, §§1, 2; HRS §180-11]