HAR §20-1.1-13. Voting

(a) The concurrence of a majority of all the members to which the board or its standing committees are entitled shall be required to make valid any action of the board or standing committee, respectively; provided that: (1) Two-thirds vote of all members to which the board or a standing committee is entitled shall be required to change the agenda of the meeting after public notice of the agenda has been given as required by law, provided that no item shall be added to the agenda if it is of reasonably major importance and action thereon by the board will affect a significant number of persons; (2) Two-thirds vote of all members to which the board is entitled shall be required to amend the board's bylaws; (3) An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present shall be required to hold an executive meeting closed to the public; provided that the affirmative vote constitutes a majority of the members to which the board is entitled; and (4) A majority vote of the members present may pass a procedural motion. (b) Dissenting votes and abstentions shall be recorded in the minutes. An abstention shall not be considered a positive or negative vote . [Eff MAR 1 8 2018 (Auth: HRS §§91-2, 304A-104, 304A- 105) (Imp: HRS §§91-2, 92-4, 92-7, 92-9, 304A-104, 304A-105) 1.1- 10