Rule 16.2 - Attorneys and Judges Assistance Program Board(a) The supreme court shall appoint from nominations submitted by the Nominating Committee of the Hawai'i Supreme Court a board to be known as the "Attorneys and Judges Assistance Program Board of the Hawai'i Supreme Court" ("Board") which shall consist of nine (9) members, one of whom shall be designated by the Board as chairperson. Six (6) members shall be attorneys licensed to practice in the State of Hawai'i and three (3) members shall be judges of the State of Hawai'i. (b) All members shall be appointed to staggered three-year terms; however, to maintain a board with staggered terms, initial appointments may be for less than three years. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for their traveling and other expenses incidental to the performance of their duties.(c) Board members shall refrain from taking part in any proceeding in which a judge, similarly situated, would be required to abstain. If, in any given case, it shall become necessary for the continuation of a case, or the orderly operation of the Board, the supreme court may appoint, for that case only, one or more ad hoc members as it deems necessary. Each ad hoc member shall fulfill all the responsibilities of a Board member.(d) The Board shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed upon it by these rules, including the power and duty: (1) To take such action as shall be appropriate to effectuate the purposes of these rules.(2) To appoint an administrator (whether an individual or a professional assistance organization) as may from time to time be required to properly perform the functions hereinafter prescribed. The administrator is hereinafter referred to as "Director." The Director shall implement and administer all of the programs under this rule.(3) To adopt rules of procedure governing the Board and committees which are not inconsistent with these rules.(4) To receive from the Bar the fees collected under Rule 17(d)(3)(D); to prepare and maintain appropriate accounting records showing the receipt and disposition of those funds, which records shall be subject to audit; and to prepare an annual budget for the expenditure of those funds; to develop appropriate financial policies for managing all of the funds received by the Board; and to propose an annual fee as follows: (i) submit, no later than September 15 each year, the developed budget, financial policies, and fee structure to the Hawai'i State Bar to allow an opportunity for meaningful review, analysis, input, and comment by the Hawai'i State Bar prior to submission to the supreme court; (ii) to receive written comments, if any, from the Hawai'i State Bar regarding the budget, financial policies, and fee structure;(iii) to reply in a timely fashion in writing to any written comments from the Hawai'i State Bar regarding section (ii), provided the comments were received no later than October 15; and (iv) to submit, no later than November 1 of each year, the budget, financial policies, and annual fee along with any and all written comments received from the Hawai'i State Bar, and any replies thereto, to the supreme court for its review and approval. Added effective 7/7/1989; amended February 7, 1992, effective 2/7/1992; amended April 8, 2002, effective 7/1/2002; amended May 12, 2003, effective 7/1/2003; amended October 16, 2007, effective 12/1/2007; further amended June 27, 2012, effective 7/1/2012.