{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-87a-6","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 87A-6","heading":"Term of a trustee; vacancy.","body":"[See explanatory note below.] The term of office of each trustee shall be four years; provided that a trustee may be reappointed for one additional consecutive four-year term.\n\nA vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the trustee who vacated that position was nominated or appointed; provided that the criteria used for nominating or appointing the successor shall be the same criteria used for nominating or appointing the person's predecessor; provided further that vacancies on the board for each trustee position representing retirees and employee-beneficiaries appointed under section 87A-5(1)(A) and (B) shall be filled by appointment of the governor as follows:\n\n(1) If a vacancy occurs in one of the trustee positions described in section 87A-5(1)(A), then the vacancy shall be appointed from a list of two nominees submitted by the exclusive employee representative from among the three largest exclusive employee representatives that does not have a trustee among the three trustee positions;\n\n(2) If a vacancy occurs in a trustee position described in section 87A-5(1)(B), then the vacancy shall be appointed from a list of two nominees submitted by mutual agreement of the exclusive employee representatives described in section 87A-5(1)(B); and\n\n(3) If a vacancy occurs in the retiree position described in section 87A-5(1)(C), then the vacancy shall be appointed from a list of two nominees submitted by mutual agreement of all eligible exclusive employee representatives.\n\nIf by the end of a trustee's term the trustee is not reappointed or the trustee's successor is not appointed, the trustee shall serve until the trustee's successor is appointed. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2005, c 250, §2]\n\nExplanatory Note","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 7","Chapter 87A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0087A/HRS_0087A-0006.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"d06fbc2bc4c936640dd6eba9b092a974e129d9f67470b46d40f4d7a699c6f350","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-87a-43","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-87a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}