HRS §653-3

State pensions are protected from taxes and debt collection

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This law says that pensions you get from the State of Hawaii or its local governments cannot be taxed or taken by creditors through garnishment, attachment, or execution in any legal case. This protection applies to any lawsuit, whether brought by a private person or the government.

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The statute, as written — Exemptions; pensions

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.

No pension to which any person is entitled from the State, or any municipal subdivision thereof, shall be subject to taxes nor to garnishment, attachment, or execution upon or in any suit, action, or proceeding at law instituted by any person or by the State or by any municipal subdivision thereof.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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