Topic: Election of officers

Discussion: By laws require President, President elect, Treasure, and Secretary.  Officers are full members of HABA.  There should be other people responsible for sub sections to help spread out the job responsibilities. 

Conclusions: People volunteered for position and members unanimously approved each position. 

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Responsible Person:

Deadline

President: The President shall arrange for the annual meting, which includes appointing a program chair for that conference, as well as preside at all Board of Directors Meetings and the Annual Member Meeting during his or her presidential year. The President also is responsible for the counting of nomination and election ballots, as well as the ballots in any referenda submitted to the voting membership and shall exercise general supervision over the affairs of HABA.

Jessie Mitchell

President elect: Sit in on meetings, provides orderly transition

Todd Addleson

Secretary: The Secretary shall keep the records of HABA and the Board of Directors; conduct official correspondence, and process applications for membership.

Lawrence Tatekawa and Brianna Tatekawa

Newsletter editor: Make sure two HABA newsletters are published annually

Donna Nazarchky

Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have the responsibility for all HABA funds and shall have authority to disburse these funds for purposes authorized by the Board of Directors.  The Treasurer shall keep a record of all money received and all disbursements made and submit an annual report of the financial status of HABA to the Members at the Annual Business Meeting.

Yuri Hasegawa

Web master: maintain web site

Justin Kyriannis

Pursuant/Maintenance of Tax Exempt status

Flavia Ploog

Conference Chair: Organize and coordinate local conference

Cheryl Ebisui

Topic: Annual Business Meeting

Discussion:  This meeting will count as HABA’s annual business meeting.  We need to get two newsletters completed by December 31, 2009; there was no newsletter published in 2008.  There is $3479.59 in First Hawaiian Bank in HABA’s name.  These funds are to go towards the next conference.  Poster at the ABA conference in Phoenix.  We need to inspire people to get involved.  Annual report will be written by Jessie Mitchell and submit to ABA before the deadline (date unknown).

Conclusions:  The current priorities are: 1) local conference 2) Newsletter 3) Membership

Topic: Membership

Discussion: We need to find away to increase our membership.  Biggest challenge is that we have no academic affiliation, which many state ABA groups do.   People would like more professional growth type meetings rather than “business” meetings.  People would like opportunities to get CEUs on island, rather than having to travel to the mainland.

Conclusions:

We will meet in January to start …..