Officers

Delegate
The delegate should:
A. Read and adhere to the delegate’s duties outlined in the A.A. Service Manual.
B. Serve as a voting member of the Oahu Intergroup, when invited.
C. Appoint the area’s standing committee chairs in conjunction with other area officers.

Alternate Delegate
The alternate delegate should:
A. Perform the delegate’s duties in their absence.
B. Maintain and update the G.S.R. Orientation Handbook and the Structure and Guidelines for the Hawaii Area Assembly of Alcoholic Anonymous.
C. Conduct orientation sessions for G.S.R.s and D.C.M.s, as needed.
D. Serve, either as a member or chairperson on ad-hoc committees, as deemed appropriate by the area chair.
E. Serve as a voting member on the Hawaii Annual State Convention Steering Committee.
F. Act on actions accepted by the area assembly, at the request of the area assembly.
G. Appoint the area’s standing committee chairs in conjunction with other area officers.

Area Chair
The area chair should:
A. Read and adhere to the area chair’s duties outlined in the A.A. Service Manual.
B. Conduct all committee meetings.
C. Publish and present an agenda thirty (30) days before each committee meeting and assembly.
D. Appoint the area’s standing committee chairs in conjunction with other area officers.
E. Serve as a voting member of the Oahu Intergroup, when invited.

Alternate Area Chair
The alternate area chair should:
A. Perform the duties of the area chair in their absence.
B. Arrange meeting places and hospitality for all Area assemblies and committee meetings.
C. Serve as a member on the finance committee.
D. Serve as a voting member on the Hawaii Annual State Convention Steering Committee.
E. Serve as temporary group registrar, recording secretary, or treasurer if any of these officers are absent.
F. Appoint the area’s standing committee chairs in conjunction with other area officers.

Treasurer
The treasurer should:
A. Read and adhere to the treasurer’s responsibilities outlined in the A.A. Service Manual and Ch. 7: Finances in the S&G.
B. Update bank signature cards. The area treasurer and two (2) other area officer’s signatures are required on the bank signature cards.
C. Accept 7th Tradition contributions from A.A. groups and other A.A. approved sources and maintain a record of monies received.
D. Deposit all contributions into the area operating funds account.
E. Disburse, by check, funds for purposes determined by the current approved area budget and maintain a record of all transactions. All checks written for $500.00 or more require two (2) signatures.
F. Maintain a second bank account for a prudent reserve as specified by the budget. Two (2) signatures are required to transfer any funds from this account.
G. Provide written reports of all area’s receipts, disbursements, and balances of each budgeted category to date and distribute the report at each area assembly and committee meeting.
H. Serve as the chairperson on the area’s Finance Committee.
I. Appoint the area’s standing committee chairs in conjunction with other area officers.

Recording Secretary
The recording secretary should:
A. Read and adhere to the secretary’s duties outlined in the A.A. Service Manual.
B. Record the minutes of all area meetings.
C. Distribute the minutes no later than ten (10) days after each area meeting to all D.C.M.s, standing committee and intergroup chairs, and area officers.
D. Assist the area chair to publish an agenda thirty (30) days before each assembly or committee meeting.
E. Keep available all current area records.
F. Perform such other duties deemed necessary by the area assembly.
G. Appoint the area’s standing committee chairs in conjunction with other area officers.
H. Send copies of approved area minutes to the Conference Coordinator at G.S.O.

Area Registrar
The area registrar should:
A. Read and adhere to the registrar’s duties outlined in the A.A. Service Manual.
B. Prepare a current roster of the area committee members and have a copy available at area assemblies.
C. Notify area committee members of upcoming area meetings.
D. Register all voting members at area assemblies and determine a quorum.
E. When voting, determine whether a motion is accepted or defeated.
F. Keep a roster of Hawaii's A.A. groups. The roster, which should include current G.S.R. contact information, should be available to D.C.M.s at least twice a year.
G. Serve as a liaison between the A.A. groups and G.S.O. Records Department to assure the accuracy of our records at G.S.O.
H. Perform such other duties as may, from time to time, be deemed necessary by the area assembly.
I. Appoint the area’s standing committee chairs in conjunction with other area officers.

Delegate – Kunane D. (Oahu)
Alternate Delegate – Tommy G. (Hawaii)
Chair – Deborah S. (Oahu)
Alternate Chair – Jeannie G. (West Hawaii)
Treasurer – Mike L. (Maui)
Secretary – Deborah L. (Oahu)
Registrar – Eric V. (Oahu) – Kunane D. (Oahu)
Archivist – Linda McD