Bylaws of the Hawaii Chapter of The Retired Officers Association

 ARTICLE XIII  Officers

Section 1. The officers shall consist of President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.  Any Director on the Board of Directors, regular member, associate member, or auxiliary member shall be eligible to be nominated and elected to any officer position. The term of office for each officer shall be one year.

Section 2.  The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Chapter and shall preside at Chapter membership meetings.  The President shall assign the duties of the First Vice President, Second Vice President and Third Vice President. The President may appoint any member to chair a committee or to perform other specified tasks.

Section 3. The Executive Committee shall elect the offices of Secretary and of Treasurer.

Section 4.  A vacancy in the office of the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President or Third Vice President shall be filled by a vote of the Board of Directors. Vacancies in the office of Treasurer and Secretary shall be filled by a vote of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE XIV  Committees and Clubs

Section 1. The President shall annually appoint such standing and special committees as deemed advisable.

Section 2. The Chapter shall address the need for grant assistance to descendants or wards of active duty, retired, deceased or reserve uniformed services personnel and to deserving ROTC and JROTC students through a Chapter Scholarship Program. The Executive Committee shall establish the goals, objectives, and policies for a Scholarship Program and appoint a committee to implement the program.

Section 3. Groups of members with common interests are authorized to form Chapter sponsored clubs, subject to approval, guidance, and direction of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE XV  Satellite Chapters

Section 1.  Satellite Chapters may be established to address the concerns and interests of certain geographic or common interest segments of the Chapter.

Section 2.  Satellite Chapters may be organized by their members to include their own bylaws, officers, and dues structure, all of which shall be subject to approval by the Executive Committee.

Section 3.  Other Hawaii Chapter members not part of a Satellite Chapter shall not be excluded from participation in Satellite Chapter meetings, programs and activities.

Section 4.  Satellite Chapters may receive a rebate of a portion of their annual Hawaii Chapter dues; such rebate, if any, will be decided annually by the Hawaii Chapter Executive Committee.

ARTICLE XVI  Amendments

Section 1. These bylaws may be amended, repealed, or changed by a two-thirds vote at any duly organized meeting of the Chapter, provided that a copy of any proposed amendment has been mailed to each regular member at his last recorded address, separately or by publication in the Chapter newsletter, at least ten days before the meeting.

ARTICLE XVII Dissolution

Section 1.  In the event of dissolution of the Chapter, and after the discharge of all liabilities, the remaining assets shall be given to a nonprofit organization whose purposes and objectives are similar to those of this Chapter, such organization to be designated by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XVIII Certification

Section 1. This is to certify that these bylaws were approved and adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a duly scheduled meeting of the membership at the University of Hawaii Medical School on January 17, 2006. A copy of the proposed changes to the bylaws and notice of the meeting was provided to all members in the January 2006 issue of the Pau Hana Koa newsletter. These Bylaws will have an effective date of February 1, 2006.

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Signed: John E. Harms   January 20, 2006            Signed: Helen Peil Baker   January 20, 2006

Chapter President                                             Chapter Secretary