§78-17 Payment of salaries or wages upon termination of service. [Section effective until June 30, 2002. For section effective July 1, 2002, see below.] Whenever in any case, and for whatever cause, the employment of any officer, agent, employee, or other person in the public service is terminated, he shall be paid immediately upon the approval of the head of the department in which he was engaged whatever salary or wages that are due him. [L 1941, c 285, §1; RL 1945, §456; RL 1955, §5-18; HRS §78-17]

§78-17 Payment of salaries or wages upon discharge from service. [Section effective July 1, 2002. For section effective until June 30, 2002, see above.] Whenever in any case, and for whatever cause, the employment of any officer, agent, employee, or other person in the public service is discharged, the discharged person shall be paid immediately upon the approval of the head of the department in which the person was engaged whatever salary or wages that are due the person. [L 1941, c 285, §1; RL 1945, §456; RL 1955, §5-18; HRS §78-17; am L 2000, c 253, §78]