§78-14 Salaries of employees during absence abroad. [Section repealed July 1, 2002. L 2000, c 253, §84.] No state or county officer or employee, except with the written approval of the governor or mayor, as the case may be, shall receive the officer's or employee's salary during an absence of more than two months from the State on official business. Any state or county officer or employee who, at the request of the officer's or employee's department head, acting with the written approval of the governor or mayor, as the case may be, goes abroad from the State and engages in research work, or makes a survey for the benefit of the government employing the officer or employee, shall be considered to be on official business, and shall receive, while absent from the State, the officer's or employee's regular compensation as provided by law. [L 1923, c 72, §1; RL 1945, §454; am L 1947, c 1, §1; RL 1955, §5-15; HRS §78-14; gen ch 1985]