Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 302A-447

(a) There is established within the department for administrative purposes the state student council, which shall consist of representation from each departmental school district.

(b) The council shall determine whether it shall directly select the student representative to the board or whether it shall run an election to select that individual.

(c) The council shall establish policies and procedures governing its operations, including the selection and number of council members, without regard to the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, but subject to the open meeting requirements of chapter 92.

(d) The state student council shall cooperate with the student conference committee established under section 317-2 1 in planning the annual secondary school students conference established under chapter 317  1.