Rule 8.1 - Organization of commission(a) Membership; chairperson. The supreme court shall appoint a commission to be known as the Commission on Judicial Conduct which shall consist of seven members; three members shall be attorneys licensed to practice in the State of Hawai'i, one of whom shall be designated by this court as chairperson, and four members shall be citizens who are not judges, retired judges or lawyers, one of whom shall be designated by this court as vice-chairperson.(b) Terms. All members shall be appointed to staggered three-year terms; however, to maintain a commission with staggered terms, initial appointments may be for less than three years.(c) Compensation. 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.(d) Quorum; number of votes for action. A majority of the total membership of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the concurrence of a majority of the total membership shall be necessary to validate any action.(e) Meetings. Meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of a majority of the members of the Commission.(f) Annual report. At least once a year the Commission shall prepare a report summarizing its activities during the preceding year. One copy of this report shall be filed with the supreme court. (g) Non-participation by members. Commission 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 orderly operation of the Commission, the supreme court may appoint, for that case only, one or more ad hoc members as it deems necessary.Renumbered September 1984; amended April 26, 1993, effective 4/26/1993.