§79-13 Funeral leave. Three days' leave with pay, on such days as may be designated by the officer or employee, shall be granted any officer or employee in the service of the State or any county upon the death of any member of the officer's or employee's immediate family. The term "immediate family" shall include the spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, children, parents, siblings, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparents, of the officer or employee, or an individual who has become a member of an immediate family through the Hawaiian "hanai" custom; provided, however, an individual affected by the "hanai" relationship shall be entitled to utilize funeral leave only for those members of the individual's immediate family resulting from the "hanai" relationship. [L 1955, c 179, §1; RL 1955, §5-42.5; am L 1963, c 157, §1; HRS §79-13; am L 1974, c 143, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1997, c 383, §22]