Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 54-14 (2026)

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§54-14 Staff. The board of water supply shall appoint an engineer duly registered under chapter 464 to serve as the administrative officer of the board. The engineer shall be known as the manager and chief engineer of the board and shall be subject to chapter 77. The manager-engineer shall appoint a deputy manager-engineer who shall be an engineer duly registered under chapter 464 and who shall be subject to chapter 76.

The manager and chief engineer shall have powers and duties prescribed by the board.

The manager and chief engineer may appoint, suspend, or discharge other subordinate employees as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the board in conformity with chapter 76, provided that all present employees of the waterworks department of a county, and all provisional, probationary, temporary, and contractual employees of the waterworks department shall be transferred to the board under their present respective status and under chapter 76.

The board may require a bond in such amount as it deems proper from the manager and chief engineer or deputy or from any employee. The premiums of the bond or bonds shall be paid by the board. [L 1961, c 155, pt of §1; Supp, §145A-4; HRS §54-14; gen ch 1985; am L 2000, c 253, §150]

Note

Chapter 77 referred to in second sentence is repealed. See §76-13.5.

Case Notes

Provisions of this section inconsistent with county charter provisions are superseded. 59 H. 65, 576 P.2d 1029.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1978–1978 · leading case: Hawaii Gov't Employees' Ass'n v. Cnty. of Maui, 576 P.2d 1029 (Haw. 1978).

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Hawaii Gov't Employees' Ass'n v. Cnty. of Maui, 576 P.2d 1029 (Haw. 1978). · cites it 20× “4 of the revised charter, which pertains to positions under civil service, as it applies to the administrative head of the department of water supply and his first deputy is in conflict with HRS § 54-14, since HRS § 54-14 provides that the manager and chief engineer of each…”

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