FACTSHEET
BOARD OF
EDUCATION
PURPOSE (State
Constitution, Article X, Section 3)
The board of education shall have the power,
as provided by law, to formulate statewide educational policy and appoint the
superintendent of education as the chief executive officer of the public school
system.
GENERAL
INFORMATION (State Constitution, Article X, Section 2; and HRS §13‑1,
§13-1.1)
The State of
School
Board District I School
Board District II
(consisting
of Representative Districts Molokai,
Kahoolawe, Kauai, and
17
through 51) (consisting
of Representative Districts
1 through 16)
Ten (10) members are elected at‑large
from the First School Board District:
- one (1) resident 3rd
Representative
Districts 17 to 29 and part of 30 and 32
- one (1) resident 4th
Representative
Districts 31, 33, 38, 39 and
part of Districts
30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 41, 46 and 47
- one (1) resident 5th
Representative Districts
35, 42, 43, 44, 45 and
Part of Districts
34, 36, 37, 40, 41 and 46
- one (1) resident 6th
Representative
Districts 48 to 51 and part of 46 and 47
- six (6) at‑large No Departmental School District Residency (
Three (3) members
are elected at‑large from the Second School Board District:
- one (1) resident 1st
Representative
Districts 1 to 7
- one (1) resident 2nd
Representative
Districts 8 to 13
- one (1) resident 7th
Representative
Districts 14 to 16
QUALIFICATIONS OF
MEMBERS (HRS §13‑2)
- Currently registered voter of
School Board District
- Residency in
- Meet provisions (resign to run) of
Article II, Section 7 of the Hawaii State Constitution
- Does not hold any other public
office in state or county government
ELECTION OF MEMBERS
(HRS §13‑3)
Members of the
Board of Education are nominated in a nonpartisan Primary Election and elected
in a nonpartisan General Election.
Nomination papers must be obtained from and submitted to the Chief
Election Officer in a prescribed manner.
Contests are conducted in an at‑large format, affording every
registered voter of a school board district the opportunity to vote for each
and every candidate seeking election from such school board district.
TERM OF OFFICE
(HRS §13‑4)
The term of office
of members of the Board of Education is four (4) years, beginning on the day of
the General Election of the year in which they are elected and ending on the
day of the second General Election after their election. Members may be re‑elected without
restriction as to the number of terms.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEMBER SEAT NEXT
ELECTION
School Board
District I
Denise Matsumoto............................. 3rd Dept.
Dist. (
Eileen Ishihara
Clarke......................... 4th
Dept. Dist. (
Breene Harimoto............................... 5th
John R. Penebacker........................... 6th Dept. Dist. (Windward
Cecil Heftel........................................ No
Dept. Residency Required............................... 2008
Lei Ahu Isa........................................ No
Dept. Residency Required............................... 2008
Garrett M. Toguchi............................. No Dept.
Residency Required............................... 2008
Donna R. Ikeda.................................. No
Dept. Residency Required............................... 2010
Kim Coco Iwamoto............................. No Dept. Residency Required............................... 2010
Karen Knudsen.................................. No
Dept. Residency Required............................... 2010
School Board
District II
Herbert S. Watanabe.......................... 1st Dept. Dist. (
Mary J. Cochran................................ 2nd Dept. Dist. (
Maggie Cox....................................... 7th
Dept. Dist. (
This Fact Sheet is intended
for informational purposes only and should not be used as an authority on the
Office of Elections -
FSBO135J
07/16/07