Heart attack could constitute "accident" within meaning of section. Att. Gen. Op. 69-25.

Applicant for benefits under section is, by chapter 91 and constitutional due process, entitled to trial-type hearing on contested issues before the board of trustees. 52 H. 212, 473 P.2d 866.

Danger that accompanies a particular job is an "occupational hazard" if it is not a risk common to employment in general. 67 H. 485, 693 P.2d 405.

Office worker's permanent incapacitation for duty caused by asthmatic bronchitis was not cumulative result of an occupational hazard; incapacitation due to an "accident" or as "the cumulative result of some occupational hazard" are mutually exclusive. 5 H. App. 279, 687 P.2d 1340.

Board decision overturned. 80-1 HLR 800673.