§13D-4 Election of board members. (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, members of the board of trustees shall be nominated at a primary election and elected at the general election in every even-numbered year. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, members shall be nominated and elected in the manner prescribed by this title.
(b) The chief election officer shall prepare the nomination papers in such a manner that a candidate desiring to file for election to the board shall be able to specify whether the candidate is seeking a seat requiring residency on a particular island or a seat without a residency requirement.
(c) The board of trustees ballot shall be prepared in such a manner that every voter qualified and registered under section 13D-3 shall be afforded the opportunity to vote for each and every candidate seeking election to the board. The ballot shall contain the names of all board candidates arranged in accordance with section 11-115.
(d) Each voter registered to vote in the general election shall be entitled to receive the office of Hawaiian affairs ballot and to vote for the number of seats available on the respective islands.
(e) Any election with only one available seat without a residency requirement or for any available seat requiring residency on a particular island shall be conducted as follows:
(f) Any election with three available seats without a residency requirement shall be conducted as follows: