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

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

(1)  Ex officio nonvoting members the superintendentof education, the president of the University of Hawaii, the director of laborand industrial relations, the director of human resources development, thedirector of human services, and the director of health, or their respectivedesignated representative; and

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

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

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

(e)  A quorum to do business or to validate anyact of the commission shall consist of a majority of the seven appointedmembers of the commission. [L 1970, c 190, pt of §1; am L 1972, c 162, §1; am L1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1991, c 46, §2; am L 1994, c56, §21; am L 1995, c 151, §3; am L 1998, c 74, §1; am L 2005, c 147, §3]