§363-3.5  Advisory board on veterans'
services; appointment; duties.  (a)  There shall be a policy advisory board
on veterans' services within the office of veterans' services.  The board shall
consist of nine members appointed by the governor as provided in section
26-34.  Five members shall be veterans, and there shall be at least one member
residing in each of the counties of Maui and Kauai.  The county of Hawaii shall
be represented by two members, one member shall reside in east Hawaii and one
member shall reside in west Hawaii.  Four members shall reside in the city and
county of Honolulu.  At least three members shall be women.  The director of
health, the director of human services, the director of labor and industrial
relations, and the adjutant general shall serve as ex-officio non-voting
members.  The director for the office of veterans' services shall serve as an
ex-officio voting member.  The chairperson of the board shall be elected by the
majority of the board.  The members shall serve without compensation but shall
be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties.



(b)  The advisory board shall advise the
director in, but not limited to, the following areas:



(1)  The identification of issues and alternative
approaches to solutions;



(2)  The development of position statements and
papers;



(3)  Advocacy and legislative actions; and



(4)  Program development and operations. [L 1988, c
115, §7; am L 2007, c 12, §2; am L 2009, c 71, §1]