[§196-72] Chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office; duties. (a) The Hawaii state energy office shall be led by the chief energy officer, who shall be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor; provided that the term of the chief energy officer shall be coterminous with the term of the governor.
(b) The chief energy officer shall have:
(c) The chief energy officer shall hire staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this part. The chief energy officer and employees of the Hawaii state energy office shall be exempt from chapter 76 and shall not be considered civil service employees but shall be entitled to any employee benefit plan normally inuring to civil service employees.
(d) Subject to the approval of the governor, the chief energy officer shall: