HAR §8-1-3. The board

(a) The office of the board is in Honolulu, Hawaii. All communications to the board shall be addressed to the Board of Education,Department of Education,State of Hawaii, Honolulu,Hawaii, unless otherwise specifically directed. (b) The office of the board shall be open from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. of each weekday except Saturday unless otherwise provided by statute or executive order. (c) The board meets and exercises its powers in any part of the State. The board may meet in executive session, from which the public may be excluded, by a recorded vote of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the board. However, no order, ruling, contract, appointment or decision shall be finally acted upon at an executive session. (d) As specifically provided by section 296-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, a majority of all members to which the board is entitled shall constitute a quorum to transact business. The concurrence of a majority of all the members to which the board is entitled shall be necessary to make any act of the board valid. (e) The superintendent shall: (1) Be responsible for carrying out the policies formulated by the board. (2) Have charge of the board's official records and shall be responsible for the maintenance and custody of the docket, files, and records including the transcripts of testimony and exhibits, with all papers and requests filed in proceedings, the minutes of all action taken by the board, and all its findings, determinations, reports, opinions, orders, rules, and approved forms. (3) Prepare and have published for the board an annual report of the department's activities, including a summarized fiscal statement which shall be transmitted to the governor and to members of the legislature. (4) Be authorized to sign all official documents of the department, and all orders and other actions of the boar shall be authenticated or signed by the superintendent or other persons authorized by the board. (f) All documents required to be filed with the board shall be filed in the office of the board in Honolulu, Hawaii, within the time limits as prescribed by law, rules, or by order of the board; and similarly, requests for public information, copies of official documents, or opportunity to inspect public records shall be made to the board's office. [Eff. AUG 22, 1983] (Auth: HRS §302A-1112) (Imp:HRS §§92-4, 302A-1106, 302A-1111, 302A-1112)