§323F-3  Corporation board.  (a)  Thecorporation shall be governed by a twelve-member board of directors that shallcarry out the duties and responsibilities of the corporation other than thoseduties and responsibilities relating to the establishment of any captiveinsurance company pursuant to section 323F-7(c)(20) and the operation thereof.

(b)  The members of the corporation board shallbe appointed as follows:

(1)  The director of health as an ex-officio,nonvoting member;

(2)  The five regional chief executive officers asex-officio, voting members; and

(3)  Two members who reside in the county of Maui whoshall be appointed by the Maui regional system board;

(4)  One member who resides in the eastern section ofthe county of Hawaii who shall be appointed by the East Hawaii regional systemboard;

(5)  One member who resides in the western section ofthe county of Hawaii who shall be appointed by the West Hawaii regional systemboard;

(6)  One member who resides on the island of Kauai whoshall be appointed by the Kauai regional system board; and

(7)  One member who resides on the island of Oahu whoshall be appointed by the Oahu regional system board.

The appointed board members shall serve for aterm of four years; provided that the terms of the initial appointments shallbe as follows:  one of the initial members from the county of Maui shall beappointed to serve a term of two years and the other shall be appointed toserve a term of four years; the initial member from East Hawaii shall be appointedto serve a term of two years; the initial member from West Hawaii shall beappointed to serve a term of four years; the initial member from the island ofKauai shall be appointed to serve a term of two years; and the initial memberfrom the island of Oahu shall be appointed to serve a term of four years.

Any vacancy shall be filled in the same mannerprovided for the original appointments.  The corporation board shall elect itsown chair from among its members.  Appointments to the corporation board shallbe as representative as possible of the system's stakeholders as outlined inthis subsection.

(c)  The selection, appointment, andconfirmation of any nominee shall be based on ensuring that board members havediverse and beneficial perspectives and experiences and that they include, tothe extent possible, representatives of the medical, business, management, law,finance, and health sectors, and patients or consumers.  Members of the boardshall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses,including travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(d)  Any member of the board may be removed forcause by vote of a two-thirds majority of the board's members then in office. For purposes of this section, cause shall include without limitation:

(1)  Malfeasance in office;

(2)  Failure to attend regularly called meetings;

(3)  Sentencing for conviction of a felony, to theextent allowed by section 831-2; or

(4)  Any other cause that may render a memberincapable or unfit to discharge the duties required under this chapter.

Filing nomination papers for elective office orappointment to elective office, or conviction of a felony consistent withsection 831-3.1, shall automatically and immediately disqualify a board memberfrom office. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 265, §1; am L 1998, c 229,§4; am L 2007, c 278, §3 and c 290, §19; am L 2009, c 182, §9]

 

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  Implementing the board member reduction by July 1, 2010.  L2009, c 182, §16.