HRS §26-53
Pay for Deputy or Assistant Department Heads
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section sets how much deputy or assistant department heads get paid. It uses salary recommendations from a state commission, and the legislature can reject them. It only covers pay, not duties or hiring.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Deputies or assistants to department heads
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 July 1, 2004, the salaries of deputies or assistants to the head of any department of the State, other than the department of education, shall be within the range or ranges for the specific positions as last recommended by the executive salary commission. Effective July 1, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salaries shall be as last recommended by the commission on salaries and specified by the appointing official, if appropriate, pursuant to section 26-56, unless rejected by the legislature.
Sections this one refers to
§26-56 Who sets salaries for top state officials
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