Section 12-43-239 - Selection and certification of arbitration panel(a) Two members of the arbitration panel shall be selected by the parties; one shall be selected by the employer and one shall be selected by the exclusive representative. The neutral third member of the arbitration panel, who shall chair the arbitration panel, shall be selected by mutual agreement of the parties. If the parties fail to select the neutral third member of the arbitration panel within thirty days from the date of the labor dispute, the board shall request the American Arbitration Association, or its successor in function, to furnish a list of five qualified arbitrators from which the neutral arbitrator shall be selected.(b) Within five days after receipt of the list, the parties shall alternately strike names from the list until a single name is left, and that arbitrator named shall be immediately appointed by the board as the neutral arbitrator and chair of the arbitration panel, and the board shall serve a copy of its certification of appointment of the panel upon all parties.Eff 10/21/2022 (Auth: HRS § 377-11) (Imp: HRS §§ 89-11, 377-4.7)