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. .• . I I . . • • . . . . . , . • .., . .. ., • (..."/ i ' . f,•Vt.,> 1:".'e•-•I.,f .. 1 ,.."/ 'i''..' • ' - . ' it -t , , • • , • / ... e. 1 r . . . . 41 ..1`,0 a I ...''''-' ••••,.. . . . . . • . . 1 . . . , i (' •' :' T ' . . o . . . . • . . • • ' . . ' • ' • • 1'-7 -' ' • . r , -; • SUPREME COURT OF HAWAII-1. .. . • . Syllabus / 4 41 V i d • t • ) . • . HAWAII GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION. . 1 1 . • Li...4 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 152, AFL-CIO: et al., Plaintiffs- Appellants. 4 , . . Allants. v. COUNTY OF MAUI; and ELMER F. .21i i . . CRAVALHO, Mayor-, County of Maui, Defendants- Appellees . . .. • ; 1 • • . . 1 • NO. 6524 4 . . . • 'i • APPEAL FROM SECOND CIRCUIT COURT ' • 1 • HONORABLE S. GEORGE FUKUOKA, JUDGE .1 1 . • 3. • , • • - . MARCH 22, 1978 1 4 1 1. . . • • • ' # , t. . . - . •' • -RICHARDSON, C.J.. KOBAYASHI,-OGATA, - 4 1 3 - • . • • ' - MENORrAND KIDWELL, IL • . ' • ;CONSTITUTIONAL LAW—municipal corporations—charters—provisions for . . . • , structure and organization. • Under article VII, section 2 of the State Constitution. as revised, charter . . . . provisions relating to a county government's executive,legislative and adminis7 1 trative structure and organization are superior to legislative enactments provid- • • ing for the same. . SAME—same—same—genera!laws —provisions for powers and functions. . . . Although a charter with respect to provisions dealing with a county • government's executke.legislative and administrative-structure and organiza. 4 4 • thin is superior N. statutes, it is nevertheless subordinate to the legislature's 1 I. .... . authority by general law to allocate and reallocate powers and functions. . _ . \ - 4 • . .- .-- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS—statutes —charter romrnissions—powers. • ,_ • j ' •1 A duly formed-county chart..‘r commission under ERS chapter 50.possesses . - . . broad powers to formulate a charter. delineating therein the structure of the ! 1 1 county overnment.and enumerating the powct and functions of each county • department. board, commission and agency within relevant statutory limits. ......--•• l ,1 . , . . i J SAME—charters—conflicting,statutes.• i g. Under FIRS§ 50-10. the charter upon its adoption shall become the organic . ! 4 . law of the count); superseding any existing charier and all laws affecting the 1 1 organization and government of the county which are in conflict therewith. , SAME—same—general lows—stotetride concern or interest—lows relating to i 1 fiscal powers of counties. i . 4 -. • The legislature lias t•xpressly reserved under liliS§50-15 the p,•wer to enact • . . I . all laws of general application throughout the state mt matters of statewide .• _ t t concern and interest and laws n•lating to.the fiscal pii%vers of the el/on 4.3. • ) 1 COnSiStent with article VII. sections 3 and 5 of the State Constitution. . SAME—sante—3(17111', . MIS § 50-10 was designed so that a charter provision which relates to • . organization and government of the county would prevail over conflicting statu- •- • . . • . . ' I 1 . • i . ' . . . 1 ' . . - - Ii . -- . . ,. • . •r .. • ' . • , . • • ' i . .– • . . I . . . • • • • . . . . . . .. • . • i . .