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HRS §88-54.5

Retirement system membership for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees

This section lets certain Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees join the state retirement system. It sets different rules for trustees serving in 2002, those elected later, and those who already retired. It also allows credit for past trustee service, but not for trustees who retired before 2002.

employees

The statute, as written — Service while a member of the board of trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs

Notwithstanding any provisions of section 10-9 that may previously have precluded a member of the board of trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs from participating as a member of the employees' retirement system: (1) Any trustee of the office of Hawaiian affairs in service on July 1, 2002, may become a member in accordance with section 88-43 by October 1, 2002; (2) Any trustee of the office of Hawaiian affairs elected or appointed after July 1, 2002, shall become a member or elect to be excluded from membership in the system in accordance with section 88-42.6; (3) Any service as a trustee of the office of Hawaiian affairs during the period of July 1, 1993, through July 1, 2002, if claimed by the member, shall be credited in the member's class at the time the service is acquired; provided that membership service shall be credited in accordance with sections 88-59, 88-272, and 88-324; and (4) Any former trustee of the office of Hawaiian affairs who retired from service prior to July 1, 2002, shall not be entitled to claim membership service as a trustee during the period July 1, 1993, through June 30, 2002.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§10-9 Board member pay and benefits

§88-42.6 Rules for elected officials joining or leaving the retirement system

§88-43 Who cannot join the retirement system

§88-59 How to buy credit for past government work

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