Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 54-54 (2026)

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§54-54 General management. The board of water supply shall, with the advice and consent of the council of the county, appoint a manager who shall have qualifications that the board deems necessary, and who shall have full power to administer the affairs of the waterworks and the water systems that are by this part placed under the control of the board. The manager shall be known as the manager of the board of water supply of the county of Hawaii, shall serve at the pleasure of the board, and shall be subject to the direction of the board.

The manager shall be subject to chapter 77.

The manager shall appoint subordinates, assistants, and employees that may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the board and the subordinates, assistants, and employees shall be subject to chapter 76.

The board may require a bond in an amount that it deems proper from any employee, which bond shall be duly conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the employee, and the board may provide that the premium on any bond be paid out of the revenues of the waterworks and water systems under the jurisdiction of the board.

The manager at a time that may be prescribed by the board, shall present to the board full annual reports of the principal transactions of the water supply system during the last completed year; which reports together with any recommendations that the board may think proper, shall be presented to the chairperson and executive officer of the council of the county and the council. [L 1949, c 86, §4; am L 1951, c 153, §1 and c 171, §1(1); RL 1955, §146-103; HRS §54-54; gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 1998, c 124, §3; am L 2000, c 253, §150]

Note

Chapter 77 referred to in text is repealed.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

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Kahale v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 90 P.3d 233 (Haw. 2004).

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Kahale v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 90 P.3d 233 (Haw. 2004). · cites it 4× “…stylistic changes to HRS § 46-72, Act 124 also included similar changes to the following statutes: HRS § 54-52, HRS § 54-54, HRS § 54-59, HRS § 54-61, HRS § 54-64, HRS § 88-185, and HRS § 105-7. [8] In this light, the present case is not resolved by reference to the…”

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