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HRS §88-183

Pension board member qualifications

This section sets who can serve on county pension boards, except in Hawaii and Maui counties. It limits membership to long-term county voters, bans county government workers and political party officers, and stops members from running for public office while serving.

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The statute, as written — Qualifications

Except in the counties of Hawaii and Maui, no person shall be appointed as a member of the pension board unless the person be a registered voter who has resided for five or more years in the county for which appointed; no person shall be eligible for membership or be a member of any such board, who occupies any elective or appointive office or position under any county government; and no member of any of such boards shall, during the term for which the member was appointed, serve as an officer or committee member of any political party or organization, nor shall the member present oneself as a candidate or be a candidate for nomination or election to any public office in any primary or general election during the term.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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