Hawaii § 88-161 - Dismissal after twenty years' service; pensions.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 88-161 — Dismissal after twenty years' service; pensions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 88-161. Dismissal after twenty years' service; pensions.
Any member of the police force, fire department or band who is dismissed therefrom for any cause other than for being convicted of a felony, after the member shall have been in actual service for twenty years or more, shall receive from the pension system a monthly payment equal to forty per cent of the average monthly compensation for the ten years of service immediately preceding the member's dismissal. [L 1917, c 220, §7; RL 1925, §2167; am L 1933, c 46, §4; RL 1935, §7910; RL 1945, §6179; RL 1955, §6-141; am L 1963, c 65, §2b; HRS §88-161; gen ch 1985] Previous Vol02_Ch0046-0115 Next
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Section 88-161 ("Dismissal after twenty years' service; pensions.") 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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