HRS §88-151
Who cannot get a pension under this part
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says who is not covered by the pension rules. It excludes certain police, fire, and band members who were already getting a state pension in 1927, and anyone in those jobs hired after 1927. Their family members also cannot get benefits.
The statute, as written — Application
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 member of the police force, fire department, or band who on May 2, 1927, was receiving a pension from the State shall be a beneficiary under this part. This part shall not apply to any police officer, firefighter, or bandsman entering service after December 31, 1927, and no such person or the person's dependent widow, child or children, father or mother, sister or brother, or other relative or dependent shall receive any pension or other benefit under this part.
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