“Section 12-2.1
Impeachment of elected officers. Any elected officer or officer
appointed The court shall sit without a jury and shall proceed
according to the form required for the
trial of all civil cases. If the court sustains the charge, the officer shall
be deemed removed from office and the Malfeasance: Evil doing; ill conduct. Doing an act which a person ought
not do at all. A Misfeasance: The improper performance of some
act which a man may lawfully do. Nonfeasance: Nonperformance of some act which ought
to be performed, omission to
The Hawaii County Charter IMPEACHMENT (page
26)
to a vacancy in any elected office may be impeached for
malfeasance, misfeasance,
nonfeasance or maladministration in office. The circuit court shall be a court of
impeachment for the trial
of any such officer who may be charged on any of the forgoing
grounds. The
charges shall be set forth in detail in writing in a
verified petition for
impeachment signed by not less than one hundred
(100) qualified electors of the county.
office
declared vacant under this charter.”From
Black’s Law Dictionary
wrongful act which the actor has no legal right to do, or any
wrongful conduct which affects,
interrupts or interferes with
performance of official duty, or an act for which there is no
authority
or warrant of law or which a person ought not to do at all, or the
unjust
performance of some act, which party performing it has no right,
or has contracted not,
to do.
The improper doing of an act which a person might
lawfully do.
perform a required duty at all, or
total neglect of of duty.