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HRS §10-9.5

Salary Commission for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees

This section creates a seven-member commission to study and recommend salaries for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees. The governor appoints members from native Hawaiian organization nominations. The commission works without pay (but gets expenses covered) and disbands after making its recommendation, unless the legislature rejects it.

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The statute, as written — Salary commission; established

(a) There is established a salary commission for the members of the board of trustees for the office of Hawaiian affairs. The salary commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor on or before August 31, 1999, and every four years thereafter. The members of the salary commission shall be selected from nominations submitted by native Hawaiian organizations as defined in section 673-2(c). The members shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses while in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities. (b) Before the twentieth legislative day of the regular session of 2000 and every four years thereafter, the salary commission shall study and make recommendations for the salary of the members of the board of trustees for the office of Hawaiian affairs, and then shall be dissolved. The recommended salary shall be effective as of the date of the recommendations unless the legislature disapproves the recommendation by adoption of a concurrent resolution prior to adjournment sine die of the legislative session in which the recommendation is submitted.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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