HRS §88-70
Third retirement application cannot be withdrawn
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you apply for retirement twice and withdraw both times, then apply a third time, you must retire on the date in that third application. You cannot change your mind and withdraw it.
employees
The statute, as written — Third application for retirement; withdrawal prohibited and retirement mandatory
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.
If a member: (1) Has submitted two separate written applications for service retirement but has withdrawn each of the applications prior to the dates of retirement specified in the applications; and (2) Submits a third written application for service retirement; during the member's lifetime, the member shall not be allowed to withdraw the third application and shall be retired on the date specified in the third application.
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