[§226-64] Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development; membership. (a) The Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development shall be composed of the following members:
(1) Director of the office of planning, who shall serve as co-chair;
(2) Executive director of the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation, who shall serve as co-chair;
(3) Chief of staff, office of the governor;
(4) Chairperson of the board of land and natural resources;
(5) Director of transportation;
(6) Comptroller;
(7) Director of health;
(8) Director of human services;
(9) Director of public safety;
(10) Chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission;
(11) Chairperson of the stadium authority;
(12) President of the University of Hawaii;
(13) Superintendent of education;
(14) Executive director of the Hawaii community development authority;
(15) Executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority;
(16) One member of the house of representatives to be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives; provided that the speaker of the house of representatives may designate a second member of the house of representatives to serve as an alternate;
(17) One member of the senate to be designated by the president of the senate; provided that the president of the senate may designate a second member of the senate to serve as an alternate;
(18) The mayor of each county;
(19) A representative of the Honolulu field office of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, who shall be requested to serve on a nonvoting[,] ex officio basis by the governor;
(20) A representative of the business community, to be designated by the governor;
(21) A representative of the community who is a housing advocate, to be designated by the governor; and
(22) A representative of the community with experience in housing and real estate development, to be designated by the governor.
(b) The nongovernmental members of the Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (a)(16) and (17), if a member of the Hawaii interagency council for transit-oriented development is unable to attend a meeting, that member may appoint a designee to attend and to act on the member's behalf during the meeting. [L 2016, c 130, pt of §2]