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HRS §602-2

Pay for Supreme Court Justices

This section sets how much the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court get paid. Their pay is based on what the judicial salary commission last recommended. The pay is updated every six years unless the legislature rejects the recommendation.

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The statute, as written — Salary, supreme court justices

Effective July 1, 2004, the salary of the chief justice of the supreme court and the salary of each associate justice of the supreme court shall be as last recommended by the judicial salary commission. Effective July 1, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salary of the chief justice of the supreme court and the salary of each associate justice of the supreme court shall be as last recommended by the commission on salaries pursuant to section 26‑56, unless disapproved by the legislature. [L Sp 1959 1st, c 4, §1; am L 1962, c 28, §30a; am L 1965, c 223, §12; Supp, §214-1.5; HRS §602-2; am L 1969, c 127, §10; am L 1975, c 58, §26; ree L 1979, c 111, pt of §2; am L 1982, c 129, §25(1); am L 1986, c 128, §22; am L 1990, c 72, §3; am L 1999, c 65, §4; am L 2000, c 2, §2; am L 2003, c 123, §2; am L 2006, c 299, §7]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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