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HRS §88-45.5

Rollovers and transfers from other retirement plans

This section lets the Hawaii retirement system accept rollovers or direct transfers from certain retirement plans, like 401(k)s, 403(b)s, and IRAs, to pay for service credit. The system can only accept the money if the other plan provides the information needed to confirm tax-free treatment.

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The statute, as written — Acceptance of rollovers and transfers from other plans

The system may accept an eligible rollover distribution or a direct transfer of funds from: (1) A tax-qualified retirement plan described in section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (2) An annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (3) An annuity contract described in section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (4) An individual retirement account described in section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (5) An individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or (6) An eligible deferred compensation plan described in section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is established and maintained by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state, in payment of all or a portion of any deposit a member is permitted to make with the system for credit for service, including the conversion of class C credited service to class H credited service. Any rules adopted by the board pursuant to this section shall condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt from the other plan of information necessary to enable the system to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or tax-free transfer treatment under federal income tax law.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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