HB2358 • 2026

RELATING TO RETIREMENT.

Labor

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Sponsor: SAYAMA, ILAGAN, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, LEE, M., MARTEN, OLDS, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TEMPLO
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Referred to LBT, WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO RETIREMENT.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO RETIREMENT.
DLE; Law Enforcement Investigators; Adjutant General; Deputy Adjutant General; Fire Marshal; Deputy Fire Marshal; Director of Law Enforcement; Deputy Director of Law Enforcement; Employees' Retirement System; Allowances; Pension Includes the Chief Investigator and Chief Special Investigator of the Department of Law Enforcement as class A members of the pension and retirement system.
Establishes guidance for the computation of retirement benefits for the Adjutant General, Deputy Adjutant General, Fire Marshal, and Deputy Fire Marshal.
(HD2)

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB2358 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2358 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2358 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RETIREMENT .

HD2

Hawaii published version HD2

Plain English: HB2358 HD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2358 HD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2358 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RETIREMENT .

Bill History

2026-03-12 S
Referred to LBT, WAM.
2026-03-12 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 403).
2026-03-10 H
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1163-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-05 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.
2026-03-03 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 641-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-19 H
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.
2026-02-17 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17 H
The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-19-26 9:30AM.
2026-02-13 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-27 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO RETIREMENT.
DLE; Law Enforcement Investigators; Adjutant General; Deputy Adjutant General; Fire Marshal; Deputy Fire Marshal; Director of Law Enforcement; Deputy Director of Law Enforcement; Employees' Retirement System; Allowances; Pension
Includes the Chief Investigator and Chief Special Investigator of the Department of Law Enforcement as class A members of the pension and retirement system. Establishes guidance for the computation of retirement benefits for the Adjutant General, Deputy Adjutant General, Fire Marshal, and Deputy Fire Marshal. (HD2)

Current Bill Text

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HB2358

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2358

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to retirement
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 88-42.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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Membership of elective officers.
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(a)
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An
elective officer shall be a member of the employees' retirement system;
provided that an elective officer [
shall have a one-time election
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may
elect
to be excluded from membership in the employees' retirement system.

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(b)
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Unless the elective officer is a member
of the system, a former member of the system, or a retirant, an
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An

elective officer shall make the election to be excluded from membership in the
system no later than thirty days following the elective officer's taking office[
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The election shall be irrevocable.
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after
each election for office.
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If the
elective officer fails to make an election to be excluded from membership in
the system within the period allowed for making the election, the elective
officer shall become a member effective as of the date the elective officer
takes office.

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(c)
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Notwithstanding section 88-21, 88-98,
88-273(c), or 88-344, or any other law to the contrary, the retirement
allowance of a retirant who returns to service as an elective officer shall not
be suspended if the retirant:

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(1)
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Retired pursuant to section 88-73(d); or

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(2)
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Has been retired for at least twelve
consecutive months prior to return to service and elects to have the retirement
allowance continue.
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The election whether
or not to have the retirant's retirement allowance continue [
shall be
irrevocable and
] shall be made no later than thirty days following the
retirant's first return to service as an elective officer.

If the retirant's retirement allowance is not
suspended, the retirant shall not become a member of the system and shall not
earn additional service credit or gain any additional retirement benefits.

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(d)
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An elective officer who retired pursuant to
section 88-73(d) shall not be eligible for membership in the system while
serving as an elective officer."

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SECTION
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Elective
Officers; Membership; Employees' Retirement System

Description:

Provides
elective officers with the choice to be members of the Employees' Retirement
System after each election.
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Repeals the
condition that a choice to be excluded from the Employees' Retirement System is
irrevocable and such choice may only be made once.

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