§200D-2  Kaneohe Bay regional council;
establishment.  (a)  There is established within the department of land and
natural resources, for administrative purposes only, the Kaneohe Bay regional
council, which shall be composed of seven voting members appointed by the
governor in accordance with section 26-34 and ex officio nonvoting members as
provided in subsection (c).  The members shall serve without compensation.



(b)  The voting members of the council shall
include one representative from each of the following:  the Kaneohe
neighborhood board, the Kahaluu neighborhood board, the Kaneohe Bay Commercial
Operators Association, the Kaneohe Bay fishing panel established by this
chapter, a Kaneohe Bay recreational boating association, the Hawaii institute of
marine biology of the University of Hawaii, and the office of Hawaiian affairs.



(c)  The director of health; the superintendent
of education; two representatives of the department of land and natural
resources, including one from the division of boating and ocean recreation and
one from the aquatic resources division; the commanding officer of the Kaneohe
Marine Corps Air Station; the director of the office of planning; and the
director of business, economic development, and tourism; or their designated representatives
shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the council.  Additionally, the
council may designate representatives of other appropriate agencies as ex
officio nonvoting members of the council.



(d)  Four voting members shall constitute a quorum
to do business and any action taken by the council shall be validated by a
simple majority of the quorum.



(e)  A chairperson shall be elected annually by
the council from among the council's voting members; provided that:



(1)  Only a nongovernmental member shall be elected as
chairperson; and



(2)  No member may serve as chairperson for more than
two consecutive years. [L 1993, c 317, pt of §2; am L 1996, c 299, §3]