§421-16  Removal of officer.  Any member
may bring charges of misconduct or incompetency against an officer by filing
them with the secretary or president of the association, together with a
petition signed by ten per cent of the members requesting the removal of the
officer in question.  The directors shall vote upon the removal of the officer
at the first meeting of the board held after the hearing on the charges, and
the officer may be removed by a majority vote, notwithstanding any contract the
officer may have with the association, which shall terminate upon the officer's
removal, anything in the contract to the contrary notwithstanding.  The officer
against whom the charges are made shall be served with a copy of the charges
not less than ten days prior to the meeting, and shall have an opportunity at
the meeting to be heard in person and by counsel, and to present evidence, and
the persons making the charges shall have the same opportunity. [L 1949, c 234,
pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-17; HRS §421-16; gen ch 1985]