Hawaiʻi State Association of Parliamentarians

NAP has over 3000 members in the United States and internationally. This makes us part of the largest professional non profit association of parliamentarians in the world.

HSAP Biennial Convention
Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:00, to be held online via Zoom

The online meeting room will be opened at 9:30 a.m. Members are requested to join early so that we may begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.

All members of HSAP but only members of HSAP are entitled to register as voting delegates. Though there is no registration fee this year, all interested members/delegates must register to attend by filling out this form.
If you are having trouble accessing or using this form to register, email HSAP Secretary, Rich Halverson at richhalversonn@gmail.com, as soon as possible but no later than June 14, 2025.
Once registration is received and the convention materials are finalized, you will receive the materials by email along with the Zoom meeting information.
The purpose of the convention is for the presentation of reports, election and installation of HSAP officers, selection of delegates and alternates to the 2023 NAP Convention in September, election of the HSAP Nominating Committee, and any other business that may properly come before the assembly.

Notice is hereby given of the following proposed bylaw amendments:
1. Article III (Members), Section 1.B (Classification, Affiliate Members) - To comply with Article IV, Section 3.E.2 of the NAP bylaws that allows limits only on the rights of provisional members, strike out the last sentence of Article III, Section 1.B: "Affiliate members are NAP members who are primary members of another association or unit affiliated with NAP. ~~Such members shall be entitled to the right to debate, but shall not have the right to make motions, vote, or to hold office.~~"
2. Article V (Meetings), NEW Section 2 (and renumber the following sections) - To comply with Article IV, Section 3.F.5 of the NAP bylaws that requires associations to hold meetings at least annually, insert a new Section 2 to Article III (and renumber the following sections): "A membership meeting shall be held in the second quarter (April-June) in the even-numbered years on a date, place and time selected by the executive board. The meeting shall be limited to the purposes listed in the notice of meeting."
3. Article IX (Amendment of Bylaws) -Add a sentence to allow the Executive Board to effect bylaw amendments when required by NAP: "Any amendment to these bylaws necessitated by amendments to NAP Bylaws shall be effected by the board of directors and emailed to the membership, following the adoption of such amendments by NAP."

HSAP's primary goal is to study, teach, promote and disseminate the principles and rules of parliamentary procedure, as found in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.

HSAP is providing this web site for HSAP members, the residents of Hawai‘i and our extended ‘ohana family. Please take a look around. We have organized the material in the site to offer:

Is it important that you be a productive member at your meetings?

Are there members in your meetings that get out of control?

Are you tired of wasting time in lengthy or unproductive meetings?

Do your organization's by-laws seem out of date and no longer functional?

This can be frustrating and discouraging when you are just trying to take care of business in a meeting. There are solutions to these problems. It is possible to solve them with the use of parliamentary procedure. Professional Parliamentarians use their expertise to resolve these situations and help their community. Some of the objectives parliamentarians focus on are:

To expedite the business necessary for your organization's success

Maintain order at meetings & conventions

Ensure the rules & bylaws are followed

Achieve the objectives or purpose of your society

Hawaiʻi State Association of Parliamentarians
Rachel M. Glanstein, PRP, President
info@hsap.org P.O. Box 29302, Honolulu, HI 96820