§367-2  State commission on status of women:
 membership.  (a)  There is created a state commission on the status
of women for a special purpose within the department of human services for
administrative purposes.



(b)  The commission shall consist of thirteen
members, which shall include:



(1)  Ex officio nonvoting members the superintendent
of education, the president of the University of Hawaii, the director of labor
and industrial relations, the director of human resources development, the
director of human services, and the director of health, or their respective
designated representative; and



(2)  The remaining seven members shall be appointed by
the governor in accordance with section 26-34, and shall serve as voting
members.



(c)  Of the appointed seven members there shall
be one member from each of the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, and four
members from Oahu.



(d)  The members shall be selected on the basis
of their interests and knowledge in, and their ability to make contributions
to, the solution of problems relating to the status of women.  The chairperson
shall be elected annually from the seven appointed members of the commission.



(e)  A quorum to do business or to validate any
act of the commission shall consist of a majority of the seven appointed
members of the commission. [L 1970, c 190, pt of §1; am L 1972, c 162, §1; am L
1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1991, c 46, §2; am L 1994, c
56, §21; am L 1995, c 151, §3; am L 1998, c 74, §1; am L 2005, c 147, §3]