§88-6  Payment of retirement benefits.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter:

     (1)  All retirees and beneficiaries of the state retirement system or county pension funds shall be paid semimonthly; and effective January 1, 2003, all retirees and beneficiaries of the state retirement system who either retire or become beneficiaries after January 1, 2003, shall be paid monthly; and

     (2)  Any retiree or beneficiary whose benefit commences after June 30, 2001, shall designate a financial institution account into which the system shall be authorized to deposit their retirement benefit.  This method of payment may be waived by the system if another method is determined to be more appropriate. [L 1967, c 98, §1; HRS §88-6; am L 1969, c 110, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 102, §1; am L 2002, c 128, §2]