Bylaws of the Hawaii Aloha Chapter

Military Officers Association of America

ARTICLE V  Membership  

Section 1. The membership of the Chapter shall be composed of men and women who are serving or have served on active duty or in one of the National Guard or reserve components as a commissioned or warrant officer in one of the seven uniformed services - Army (USA), Navy (USN), Air Force (USAF), Marine Corps (USMC), Coast Guard (USCG), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA), and Public Health Service (USPHS). In addition, the survivor of a deceased person who, if living, would be eligible for membership or a spouse of any eligible officer may become a member.

Section 2. Subject to the provisions above, membership shall be of five six classes: regular, life, auxiliary, life auxiliary, associate and honorary.

a. Regular members. Men and women who are serving or have served in one of the seven uniformed services above;

b. Life Members. Those eligible for membership, as prescribed in Section 2a of this Article, who applied for life membership and paid the prescribed life membership fee; however, no new life membership will be offered;

c. Auxiliary members. Surviving spouses of deceased persons who, if living, would be eligible for regular membership, or any spouse of a regular member or an officer eligible for membership;

d. Life auxiliary members. Widows or widowers of deceased life members or any widow or widower of any de-ceased individual who would have been eligible for membership, who paid the prescribed life auxiliary membership fee;, however, no new life auxiliary membership will be offered; and

e. Associate Members. A spouse of a regular or life member is designated an associate member. Associate membership status of spouses: (i) of regular members is contingent upon the regular membership of his/her spouse being in good standing; (ii) of life members is presumed to be in good standing; and

f. Honorary members. The board of directors may confer an honorary membership in recognition of a person’s service to the United States, State of Hawaii or any of its Counties. Except for those elected or appointed to public office, persons eligible for regular or auxiliary membership shall not be granted honorary member-ships.

Section 3. Applications for memberships shall be submitted to the membership committee that shall be empowered to accept or reject applications based on the above criteria.

Section 4. Membership may be terminated:

a. By the Executive Committee for non-payment of dues 120 days beyond expiration of membership, or

b. By the board of directors for good and sufficient cause after that member has been given the opportunity to be heard. Termination for good and sufficient cause shall include termination for such things as fraud or dishonesty, willful violation of Chapter bylaws, or intentionally working against the interests of the Chapter.

Section 5. Excluding associate and honorary members, all other classes of members are required to hold and maintain membership in the Military Officers Association of America.

ARTICLE VI  Membership Privileges

ARTICLE VII  Voting  

Section 1. All Only regular, life, auxiliary and life auxiliary members in good standing, except honorary, present at a meeting of the Chapter shall be entitled to vote., except that associate members appointed on committees shall be entitled to vote at executive committee meetings.

Section 2. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, all questions coming before the membership shall be decided by a majority vote.

Section 3. Proxy voting shall not be permitted at any meeting of the Chapter.