CHAPTER 88

PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Part I. General Provisions

A. Miscellaneous

Section

88-1 Restrictions

88-2 Minimum pension

88-3 Payment on death of pensioner

88-4 Medical aid, etc., when free

88-5 List of pensioners, who shall provide

88-6 Payment of retirement benefits

88-7 County pensioners; post retirement allowance

88-8 University of Hawaii optional retirement system

B. Pensioners Bonus

88-11 Bonus; pensioners' special compensation; amounts

available

88-12 Bonus; requirements, limitations

88-13 Bonus; retirants not eligible for

88-14 Bonus; authority to pay

88-15 Bonus; waiver by veteran

88-16 Bonus; appropriation

88-17 Bonus payment; limitation

Part II. Retirement for Public Officers and Employees

A. Definitions; Board of Trustees

88-21 Definitions

88-21.5 Compensation

88-22 System established; name

88-22.5 Federal tax qualification requirements

88-23 General administration of system vested in board

88-24 Composition of board

88-25 Vacancy

88-26 Expenses of trustees

88-27 Oath of trustees

88-28 Voting; rules

88-29 Officers, employees, legal adviser

88-30 Actuary

88-31 Medical board

88-32 Repealed

88-33 Prohibited interest of trustees and employees of board

B. Membership; Service

88-41 Limitation of other statutes

88-42 Membership generally

88-42.5 Membership of employees holding more than one

position, appointment, or office

88-43 Persons ineligible for membership; optional membership

88-44 Enrollment

88-45 Employee contributions

88-45.5 Acceptance of rollovers and transfers from other plans

88-46 Deducting employee contributions from salary and

employer pick up of employee contributions

88-46.5 Withdrawal of contributions and transfer to the

noncontributory plan

88-47 Membership

88-48 Deduction in class A member's account

88-49 Employees paid partly from federal funds

88-49.3 Employees paid from certain federal funds

88-49.5 Certain employees subject to federal retirement

system; election

88-49.7 East-West center employees

88-50 Computation of year of service

88-50.5 Credit for mandatory maternity leave

88-51 Membership service generally

88-51.5 Repealed

88-52 Service while a member of the legislature

88-53 (Reserved)

88-54 Service while legislative employee

88-54.5 Service while a member of the board of trustees of the

office of Hawaiian affairs

88-55 Services of field civilian personnel of the Hawaii

national guard

88-56 Repealed

88-57 Prior service generally

88-58 Prior service credit while per diem employee

88-59 Acquisition of membership service

88-59.5 Prior service credit

88-59.6 Previous membership service credit for judges

88-60 Members whose services are on loan to other

governments

88-61 Termination of membership

88-62 Return to service of a former member

88-63 Credit for unused sick leave

C. Benefits

88-70 Third application for retirement; withdrawal

prohibited and retirement mandatory

88-71 Credited service at retirement

88-72 Refund of additional contributions

88-73 Service retirement

88-74 Allowance on service retirement

88-74.5 Finalizing of pensions

88-74.6 Unreduced allowance on service retirement; when

applicable

88-75 Ordinary disability retirement

88-76 Allowance on ordinary disability retirement

88-77, 78 Repealed

88-79 Service-connected disability retirement

88-80 Allowance on retirement for service-connected

disability

88-81 Average final compensation

88-81.5 Federal tax limits on annual compensation

88-82 Appeal of decision of medical board; attorney's fees

and costs reimbursable

88-83 Election of mode of retirement allowance

88-83.5 Benefit limitations

88-84 Ordinary death benefit

88-85 Accidental death benefit

88-85.5 Accidental death claims

88-86 Repealed

88-87 Adjustment for deficiency in accumulated contributions

88-88 Adjustment of retirement allowances of retirants

88-89 Minimum amount

88-90 Post retirement allowances

88-91 Exemption from taxation and execution

88-92 Garnishment in certain cases; procedure

88-93 Named beneficiaries by active members; effect of

marriage, entry into reciprocal beneficiary

relationship, divorce, termination of reciprocal

beneficiary relationship, or death

88-94 Withholding of income taxes

88-95 Withholding of dues and insurance premiums

88-96 Rights of members separated from service

88-97 Return to service of a member who has vested benefit

status

88-98 Return to service of a retirant

D. Administration; Financing

88-101 Payment of existing pensions

88-102 Classification of members

88-103 Records

88-103.5 Disclosure of information

88-104 Actuarial data

88-105 Actuarial investigations, valuations

88-106 Correction of errors

88-107 Interest

88-108 Cash for meeting disbursements

88-109 Funds of the system

88-110 Board; trustees of funds

88-111 Custodian of the funds

88-112 Annuity savings fund; annual statement

88-113 Payments from annuity savings fund

88-114 Pension accumulation fund

88-115 Repealed

88-115.5 Repealed

88-116 Expense fund

88-117, 118 Repealed

88-119 Investments

88-119.5 Investment guidelines

88-120 Service charges

88-121 Power to make agreements to protect securities on

reorganization or otherwise

88-121.5 Power to enter into security loan agreements

88-122 Determination of employer normal cost and accrued

liability contributions

88-123 Amount of annual contributions by the State and

counties

88-124 State appropriations for system

88-125 Contributions by certain state agencies

88-126 Certification and payment of county contributions to

system

88-127 Guaranty

E. Special Benefits for Members in Military Service

88-131 Definitions

88-132 Service credit; payment of contributions

88-132.5 Credit for military service

88-133 Benefits and conditions applicable to service member

88-134 Service retirement benefit

88-135 Ordinary disability retirement benefit

88-136 Accidental disability benefit

88-137 Ordinary death benefit

88-138 Accidental death benefit

88-139 Return of contributions

88-140 Duration of service member's status

88-141 Computation of compensation earned or earnable

88-142 Right of amendment or repeal reserved; retroactive

effect

Part III. Police Officers, Firefighters, and

Bandsmen Pension System

88-151 Application

88-152 Certain other employees included

88-153 Police officers, firefighters, and bandsmen pension

system; trustees, powers

88-154 Officers of the board; duties

88-155 Medical board

88-156 Appropriations and expenditure

88-157 Use of donations, contributions, gifts, or bequests

88-158 Disability retirement benefits

88-159 Reexamination of disability beneficiary; hearing

88-160 Service retirement benefits

88-161 Dismissal after twenty years' service; pensions

88-162 Dismissal after ten years' service; pension

88-163 Death benefits: funeral expenses; payments to

dependents

88-164 Benefits in lieu of other payments

88-165 Adjustments of pensions

88-166 Computation; service as police officer, firefighter,

or bandsman

88-167 Computation; prior credits

88-168 Orders, discipline, medical examination, etc.

88-169 Payments of pensions; inalienable

88-170 Forfeiture of pension

88-171 Public hearings; notice

Part IV. Municipal and County Pension Systems

88-181 Pension boards created

88-182 Members: appointment, terms, removals

88-183 Qualifications

88-184 Expenses; appropriations

88-185 Assistants; county clerk, attorney, and treasurer

88-186 Meetings

88-187 Payment, conditions

88-188 Additional conditions

88-189 Widow's, widower's, and reciprocal beneficiary's

pensions

88-190 Amount

88-191 Computation of service

88-192 Examination by physician

88-193 Compliance with law required

Part V. Other County Pensions

88-201 Pensions eligible

88-202 Restrictions as to personnel

88-203 Limitation of amount

88-204 County appropriations directed

Part VI. Federal Social Security for Public Employees

88-211 Definitions

88-212 Federal-state agreement

88-213 Division of retirement systems

88-214 Modifications to agreement

88-215 Contributions by state employees

88-216 Collection of contributions

88-217 Adjustments

88-218 Plans for coverage of employees of political

subdivision

88-219 Referendum

88-220 Refusal or termination of plans

88-221 Payments by political subdivisions

88-222 Contributions by employees of political subdivisions

88-223 Delinquent payments

88-224 Contribution fund; established

88-225 Purpose of contribution fund

88-226 Payments to federal government

88-227 Custodian of fund

88-228 Appropriations to contribution fund

88-229 Rules and regulations

88-230 Studies and reports

Part VII. Retirement for Class C Public Officers and

Employees

A. Applicability of Part II

88-251 Applicability

B. Definitions

88-261 Definitions

C. Membership, Credited Service

88-271 Election

88-272 Credited service

88-273 Break in service; reemployment

D. Eligibility; Benefits

88-281 Service retirement

88-282 Service retirement allowance

88-283 Retirement allowance options

88-284 Ordinary disability retirement

88-285 Service connected disability retirement

88-286 Death benefit

Part VIII. Retirement for Class H Public Officers

and Employees

A. Applicability of Part II

88-301 Applicability

B. Definitions

88-311 Definitions

C. Membership, Credited Service

88-321 Election and membership

88-322 Conversion of previous credited service

88-323 Class H credited service

88-324 Acquisition of membership service

88-325 Employee contributions

88-326 Deducting employee contributions from salary

and employer pick up of employee contributions

D. Eligibility; Benefits

88-331 Service retirement

88-332 Service retirement allowance

88-333 Retirement allowance options

88-334 Ordinary disability retirement

88-335 Ordinary disability retirement allowance

88-336 Service-connected disability retirement

88-337 Service-connected disability retirement allowance

88-338 Ordinary death benefit

88-339 Accidental service-connected death benefit

88-340 Termination of membership

88-341 Rights of members separated from service

88-342 Return to service of a former member without vested

benefit status

88-343 Return to service of a former member who has vested

benefit status

88-344 Return to service of a retirant

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