There shall be a board to be known as the “Hawaii board of chiropractic”, that shall consist of five members. Three members of the board shall be licensees under this chapter and two shall be public members. As used in this chapter, “board” means the Hawaii board of chiropractic.

No person connected with any chiropractic school or college is eligible to appointment as a member of the board. Each member licensed under this chapter shall have practiced chiropractic for at least five years immediately prior to the date of appointment.