Hawaii § 206E-3 - Hawaii community development authority; established.

§ 206E-3. Hawaii community development authority; established.

(a) There is established the Hawaii community development authority, which shall be a body corporate and a public instrumentality of the State, for the purpose of implementing this chapter. The authority shall be placed within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes. (b) The authority shall consist of the director of finance or the director's designee; the director of transportation or the director's designee; the director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee; the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; the director of planning or planning and permitting of each county in which a community development district is located or the director's designee; a cultural specialist; an at-large member nominated by the president of the senate; an at-large member nominated by the speaker of the house of representatives; two representatives of the Heeia community development district, comprising one resident of that district or the Koolaupoko district, which consists of sections 1 through 9 of zone 4 of the first tax map key division, and one owner of a small business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization in the Heeia community development district or Koolaupoko district; two representatives of the Kalaeloa community development district, comprising one resident of the Ewa zone (zone 9, sections 1 through 2) or the Waianae zone (zone 8, sections 1 through 9) of the first tax map key division, and one owner of a small business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization in the Ewa or Waianae zone; two representatives of the Kakaako community development district, comprising one resident of the district and one owner of a small business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization in the district; two representatives of the Pulehunui community development district, consisting of one resident of the island of Maui, and one owner of a small business or one officer or director of a nonprofit organization on the island of Maui; and, for the purposes of part X of this chapter only, two experts on transit-oriented development, to be appointed one each by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives; and the following ex officio, nonvoting members: the chairpersons of the respective senate and house of representatives standing committees having jurisdiction over transportation, and the chairpersons of the respective senate and house of representatives standing committees having jurisdiction over housing. All members except the director of finance; director of transportation; county directors of planning or planning and permitting; director of business, economic development, and tourism; chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; the two experts on transit-oriented development appointed by the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives, respectively; the chairpersons of the respective senate and house of representatives standing committees having jurisdiction over transportation; the chairpersons of the respective senate and house of representatives standing committees having jurisdiction over housing; or, where relevant, their respective designees shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34. The two at-large members nominated by the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives shall each be invited to serve and appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted for each position by the nominating authority specified in this subsection. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each submit a list of six nominees for each district to the governor to fill the two district representative positions for each community development district. For each community development district, the governor shall appoint one member from a list of nominees submitted by the president of the senate and one member from a list of nominees submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives, and of the two appointees, one shall meet the district residency requirement and one shall meet the district small business owner or nonprofit organization officer or director requirement. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint a member having expertise and experience in urban planning and community development to fill the two positions designated for experts on transit-oriented development. The authority shall be organized and shall exercise jurisdiction as follows: (1) For matters affecting the Heeia community development district, the following members shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to vote: (A) The director of finance or the director's designee; (B) The director of transportation or the director's designee; (C) The director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee; (D) The director of planning and permitting for the county in which the Heeia community development district is located or the director's designee; (E) The cultural specialist; (F) The two at-large members; and (G) The two representatives of the Heeia community development district; (2) For matters affecting the Kalaeloa community development district, the following members shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to vote: (A) The director of finance or the director's designee; (B) The director of transportation or the director's designee; (C) The director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee; (D) The director of planning and permitting for the county in which the Kalaeloa community development district is located or the director's designee; (E) The cultural specialist; (F) The two at-large members; and (G) The two representatives of the Kalaeloa community development district; (3) For matters affecting the Kakaako community development district, the following members shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to vote: (A) The director of finance or the director's designee; (B) The director of transportation or the director's designee; (C) The director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee; (D) The director of planning and permitting for the county in which the Kakaako community development district is located or the director's designee; (E) The cultural specialist; (F) The two at-large members; and (G) The two representatives of the Kakaako community development district; (4) For matters affecting the Pulehunui community development district, the following members shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to vote: (A) The director of finance or the director's designee; (B) The director of transportation or the director's designee; (C) The director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee; (D) The director of planning for the county in which the Pulehunui community development district is located or the director's designee; (E) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources or the chairperson's designee; (F) The cultural specialist; (G) The two at-large members; and (H) The two representatives of the Pulehunui community development district; and (5) For matters affecting part X of this chapter only, the following members shall be considered in determining quorum and majority and shall be eligible to vote: (A) The director of finance or the director's designee; (B) The director of transportation or the director's designee; (C) The director of business, economic development, and tourism or the director's designee; (D) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources or the chairperson's designee; (E) The director of planning for the county in which the program area is located or the director's designee; (F) The cultural specialist; (G) The two at-large members; and (H) The two experts on transit-oriented development appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. In the event of a vacancy, a member shall be appointed to fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment within thirty days of the vacancy or within ten days of the senate's rejection of a previous appointment, as applicable. The terms of the director of finance; director of transportation; county directors of planning and permitting; director of business, economic development, and tourism; and chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; or their respective designees shall run concurrently with each official's term of office. The terms of the appointed voting members shall be for four years, commencing on July 1 and expiring on June 30. The governor shall provide for staggered terms of the initially appointed voting members so that the initial terms of four members selected by lot shall be for two years, the initial terms of four members selected by lot shall be for three years, and the initial terms of the remaining three members shall be for four years. The terms on the authority of the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees having jurisdiction over housing and the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees having jurisdiction over transportation shall run concurrently with that respective legislator's term as the chairperson of that respective committee. The governor may remove or suspend for cause any member after due notice and public hearing. Notwithstanding section 92-15, a majority of all eligible voting members as specified in this subsection shall constitute a quorum to do business, and the concurrence of a majority of all eligible voting members as specified in this subsection shall be necessary to make any action of the authority valid. All members shall continue in office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Except as herein provided, no member appointed under this subsection shall be an officer or employee of the State or its political subdivisions. For purposes of this section, "small business" means a business that is independently owned and that is not dominant in its field of operation. (c) The authority shall appoint the executive director who shall be the chief executive officer. The authority shall set the salary of the executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority and shall be exempt from chapter 76. (d) The authority shall annually elect the chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. (e) The members of the authority appointed under subsection (b) shall serve without compensation, but each shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of their duties. [L 1976, c 153, pt of §1; am L 1983, c 180, §1; am L 1987, c 336, §7, c 339, §4, and c 355, §4; am L 1990, c 293, §8; am L 1993, c 311, §4; gen ch 1993; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2002, c 184, §3; am L 2006, c 252, §1; am L 2008, c 132, §2; am L 2012, c 323, §2; am L 2014, c 61 , § 3; am L 2022, c 190, §2; am L 2025, c 252, §4 ] Attorney General Opinions Subsection (b) is constitutional, with regard to the use of the phrase "appointed and qualified" to describe when a successor's appointment terminates a holdover member's position. Att. Gen. Op. 16-3. Previous Vol04_Ch0201-0257 Next