Const. Art. III, §9
Legislator Allowances
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says state legislators get expense allowances set by law, based on what is reasonable for their costs. It does not set amounts or rules itself; it just allows the law to provide them.
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The constitution, as written — Allowance
A copy, taken August 21, 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.
The members of the legislature shall receive allowances reasonably related to expenses as provided by law. [Am Const Con 1968 and election Nov 5, 1968; ren and am Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978; am SB 2072 (1984) and election Nov 6, 1984; am HB 1917 (2006) and election Nov 7, 2006] Cross References Allowances, see chapter 24. Commission on salaries, see §26-56. Attorney General Opinions Legislature may make changes in allowances, applicable to the legislature enacting the changes. Att. Gen. Op. 75-1. Legislature may increase its salary by enactment of law; since a legislature exists from date of one general election to date of next, increase enacted by one legislature may be made applicable to the next legislature notwithstanding that the senate consists of holdovers. Att. Gen. Op. 75-2. Legislators elected as delegates to constitutional convention are entitled to retain their full legislative salary. Att. Gen. Op. 77-3. Cited as authorizing legislators to retain their salaries as legislators while serving as delegates to the constitutional convention. Att. Gen. Op. 77-6.
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