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Bylaws
of the Hawaii Aloha Chapter
Military Officers Association
of America
Effective
date May 1, 2015
PREAMBLE:
As Hawaii is the most unique State of all of these United States of America because of its ethnic and cultural diversity, this organization of men
and women who serve or have served in our nation’s uniformed services, National Guard, and reserve components, as well as their spouses or their widows and widowers,
must be reflective of that diversity. The understanding and appreciation of that diversity underlie the essence of our name “ Hawaii Aloha” and the rainbow in its logo represents the many ethnicities, cultures, and service components of its members.
ARTICLE I Name
The name of this organization shall be the
Hawaii
Aloha Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA); herein referred to as “the Chapter”.
ARTICLE
II Purposes
The purposes of the Chapter shall be to:
a. Promote the purposes and objectives of the Military Officers Association of America;
b. Foster friendly relations among active, retired and former officers of the uniformed services, their National Guard and reserve components and their spouses;
c. Protect the rights and interests of active duty, retired, reserve and National Guard personnel of the uniformed services and their dependents and survivors;
d. Provide social and recreational services for its members.
e. Conduct programs for charitable and educational purposes; and
f. Serve the community and the nation.
ARTICLE III
Status
Section 1. The Chapter shall be an unincorporated nonprofit association:
a. Organized under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 429; and
b. Operated exclusively within the meaning of section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code and for the purposes specified in Article II above.
Section 2. Officers, directors and committee chairs shall not receive any compensation for their services, but the board of directors may
authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Section 3. Nothing herein shall constitute members of the Chapter as partners for any purpose. No member, officer, or agent of the Chapter
shall be liable for acts or failures to act on the part of any other members, officer or agent. Nor shall any member, officer, or agent be held liable for acts or
failures to act under these bylaws, excepting only acts or failures to act arising out of willful malfeasance or misfeasance.
Section 4. The Chapter shall use its funds only to accomplish the purposes specified in Article II above, and no part of Chapter funds shall
inure or be distributed to members.
ARTICLE IV
Affiliation
Section 1. The Chapter shall be affiliated with the Military Officers Association of America.
Section 2. The Chapter shall not have any provisions in its bylaws that will violate the bylaws of the Military Officers Association of America.
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