HRS §26-51
Governor and lieutenant governor pay rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section sets how the governor and lieutenant governor get paid. Their salaries follow recommendations from a salary commission, unless the legislature rejects them. The pay changes on specific dates every six years.
The statute, as written — Governor; lieutenant governor
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Effective at noon on December 4, 2006, the salaries of the governor and the lieutenant governor shall be as last recommended by the executive salary commission. Effective July 1, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor shall be as last recommended by the commission on salaries pursuant to section 26‑56, unless rejected by the legislature.
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