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HRS §88-161

Pension for police, fire, or band members dismissed after 20 years

If you are a police officer, firefighter, or band member who is fired after at least 20 years of actual service, and you were not convicted of a felony, you get a monthly pension. The pension is 40% of your average monthly pay from the last 10 years before you were fired.

The statute, as written — Dismissal after twenty years' service; pensions

Any member of the police force, fire department or band who is dismissed therefrom for any cause other than for being convicted of a felony, after the member shall have been in actual service for twenty years or more, shall receive from the pension system a monthly payment equal to forty per cent of the average monthly compensation for the ten years of service immediately preceding the member's dismissal.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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