§167-23 - Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board; establishment; meetings.
[§167-23] Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board; establishment; meetings. (a) There is established a Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board, to be appointed by the governor under section 26-34. The advisory board shall consist of six members, as follows:
(1) A homestead farmer user on Molokai;
(2) A nonhomestead farmer user on Molokai;
(3) The designee (by name rather than office) of the Molokai Farm Bureau;
(4) The designee (by name rather than office) of Hikiola Cooperative, Inc.;
(5) The designee (by name rather than office) of the Molokai-Lanai soil and water conservation district; and
(6) The designee (by name rather than office) of the department of Hawaiian home lands.
The members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses while attending meetings and while in the discharge of their duties. For administrative purposes, and pursuant to section 26-35, the advisory board shall be placed within the department of agriculture.
(b) The advisory board shall meet with the department of agriculture at least six times each year. The meetings shall be held on Molokai, whenever possible.
The advisory board's duties and responsibilities shall be to advise the department on matters of concern to the users of the system, to provide support for improvements to the irrigation facilities, to participate in the long-range planning of the system, and to act as liaison between the users and the department. [L 1992, c 131, §3]