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• 4, ,� .. ' , . • • • • SUPREME COURT OF HAWAII—S . Opinion of the Court ' 1 i ` his dismissal and a hearing before the commission to effect . , *• his dismissal are in conflict with HRS§52-34,and.therefore, invalid. 1 �1 Appellants further contend that some of these charter . in effect when the Maui Charter was • tprovisions which were continued in Effect under the amended on November 2; 19 x 6, ., • revised • charter. which appellants contend to be invalid for being in conflict with the laws of the State. These charter 1 provisions are as follows: E i 1. Section 8-9.3 of the revised charter provides that the i " . director of the department of personnel services '`shall have had a minimum,of five years of training and experience in personnel administration, either in•public service or private business, or both, at least three of•which shall have been in a responsible administrative capacity." This section conflicts • • with HRS§ 76-75. which provides that the personnel director • of each county "shall, at the time of his appointment, and . thereafter, be thoroughly familiar with the principles•and . ' methods of personnel administration and shall believe in - 1 applying merit principles and scientific administrative • I • methods to public personnel administration." •• i 2. Section 8-9.4 of the revised charter, which pertains to • . positions under civil service, as it applies to the administra- tive head of the department of water supply and his first . 1 ' 1s deputy is in conflict with HRS �" 54-14. since.HRS § 54-14 provides that the manager and chief engineer of each county • board of water supply.who serves as administrative officer of l t the board,shall be subject to HRS chapter 77, and his deputy manager-engineer shall be subject to HRS.,.ehapters 76 and i 77. Appellants also contend that this section of the revised . , charter in its application to the administrative head of the - • • • department of liquor control and his first deputy is in Conflict 'tf'' with HRS § 281-17 (Supp. 1975). .. , . 1 3. Section 8-11.3 of the revised charter structures a board of water supply of seven members appointed by the mayor of the County of Maui with the approval of the Maui Council. . • . plus two non-voting ex-officio members. It further provides that one of such non-voting ex-officio members shall be the . , i • ..A • . i t