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HRS §88-74.6

Full retirement pay for emergency medical technicians

This section lets certain emergency medical technicians who joined the retirement system before July 1, 2012, get a full (unreduced) retirement allowance even if they are under age 55. To qualify, they must have a specific number of years of credited service as an EMT, with the last five or more years before retirement in that role. The required years depend on when the service was completed.

employees

The statute, as written — Unreduced allowance on service retirement; when applicable

In addition to those positions identified in section 88-74(e) and notwithstanding any law in this part that requires a member to attain age fifty-five to qualify for an unreduced service retirement allowance, if a member, who became a member before July 1, 2012, has at least: (1) Thirty years of credited service through June 30, 2003; (2) Twenty-nine years of credited service on or after July 1, 2004; (3) Twenty-eight years of credited service on or after July 1, 2005; (4) Twenty-seven years of credited service on or after July 1, 2006; (5) Twenty-six years of credited service on or after July 1, 2007; or (6) Twenty-five years of credited service on or after July 1, 2008, as an emergency medical technician, of which the last five or more years prior to retirement is credited service in that capacity, then upon retirement and irrespective of age, that member's service retirement allowance shall not be reduced for actuarial purposes.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§88-74 Retirement allowance on service retirement

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