HCC §2-101
Payments for volunteer police travel and meals
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says volunteer police personnel get paid back for miles they drive and for meals during work trips. Meal amounts are capped, and you need a receipt or affidavit to get paid. Any extra cash advanced must be returned within five working days after the trip.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — 1. Mileage and meal reimbursements for volunteer police
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
personnel. (a) All duly authorized volunteer police personnel, including but not limited to reserve police officers and police chaplains, shall be reimbursed at such rates prescribed by, and subject to, the requirements set forth in section 2-101(b), for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in the performance of their assigned duties. (b) Except as modified by subsection (b) of section 2-98, meal allowance (including tax and tips) for non-overnight travel (not covered by collective bargaining agreements) shall not exceed the following rates: Breakfast..................................................................................................................$ 5 Lunch..........................................................................................................................8 Dinner.......................................................................................................................15 Breakfast will be allowed when travel time begins before 6:00 a.m. Lunch will be allowed for travelers when travel time begins before 11:00 a.m. and ends after 1:00 p.m. Dinner will be allowed for travelers when travel time begins before 6:00 p.m. and ends after 8:00 p.m. (c) Meal allowance for non-overnight travel shall be payable for travel that extends beyond the boundaries of the adjacent geographic district from the geographic district where an employee’s baseyard, station, or usual place of work is located. For purposes of this section, the geographic districts are: Puna; South Hilo; North Hilo; Hāmākua; North Kohala; South Kohala; North Kona; South Kona; and Ka‘ū. (d) Payment for meal expenses must be supported by receipt or affidavit. Any excess cash advanced for meal expenses must be returned not later than five working days after completion of travel. (1989, ord 89-28, sec 2; am 2006, ord 06-100, sec 4; am 2011, ord 11-57, sec 2.)2-101.1
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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