Hawaii § 88-162 - Dismissal after ten years' service; pension.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 88-162 — Dismissal after ten years' service; pension., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 88-162. Dismissal after ten years' service; pension.
Any member of the police force, fire department, or band in any county not having a civil service commission, who shall be dismissed from service without cause after the member shall have been in actual service for ten years or more, but not exceeding twenty years and who shall be unable through sickness or other disability to support oneself and one's dependents, shall receive from the pension system a monthly payment equal to twenty-five per cent of the average monthly compensation for the ten years of service immediately preceding the member's dismissal so long as so disabled. [L 1917, c 220, §8; RL 1925, §2168; am L 1933, c 46, §5; RL 1935, §7911; RL 1945, §6180; RL 1955, §6-142; am L 1963, c 65, §2b; HRS §88-162; gen ch 1985] Previous Vol02_Ch0046-0115 Next
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Section 88-162 ("Dismissal after ten years' service; pension.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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