Haw. Rev. Stat. § 26-52
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 26-52, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Department heads and executive officers.
Official statutory text
The salaries of the following state officers shall be as follows:
(1) The salary of the superintendent of education shall be set by the board of education. The superintendent shall be subject to an annual performance evaluation that is in alignment with other employee evaluations within the department of education and are based on outcomes determined by the board of education; provided that nothing shall prohibit the board of education from conditioning a portion of the salary on performance;
(2) The salary of the president of the university of Hawaii shall be set by the board of regents;
(3) Effective July 1, 2004, the salaries of all department heads or executive officers of the departments of accounting and general services; agriculture and biosecurity; attorney general; budget and finance; business, economic development, and tourism; commerce and consumer affairs; corrections and rehabilitation; Hawaiian home lands; health; human resources development; human services; labor and industrial relations; land and natural resources; law enforcement; taxation; and transportation shall be as last recommended by the executive salary commission. Effective July 1, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salaries shall be as last recommended by the commission on salaries pursuant to section 26-56, unless rejected by the legislature; and
(4) The salary of the adjutant general shall be $85,302 a year. Effective July 1, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salary of the adjutant general shall be as last recommended by the commission on salaries pursuant to section 26-56, unless rejected by the legislature, except that if the state salary is in conflict with the pay and allowance fixed by the tables of the regular Army or Air Force of the United States, the latter shall prevail. [L 1965, c 223, pt of §5; Supp, §4A-2; HRS §26-52; am L 1969, c 127, §2; am L 1970, c 105, §5; am L 1975, c 58, §6; am L 1982, c 129, §1(2) and c 204, §8; am L 1984, c 282, §1; am L 1986, c 128, §1(2); am L 1987, c 336, §3(3), c 338, §1(4), and c 339, §2(3); am L 1989, c 211, §5 and c 329, §1(2); am L 1990, c 293, §8; am L 1991, c 310, §2; am L 1992, c 203, §1; am L 1994, c 56, §3; am L 1996, c 219, §1; am L 1998, c 115, §4; am L 2000, c 183, §1; am L 2003, c 122, §3; am L 2006, c 299, §3; am L 2014, c 90, §§2, 4; am L 2022, c 278, §§4, 22; am L 2024, c 149, §§1, 2; am L 2025, c 236, §19]
(1) The salary of the superintendent of education shall be set by the board of education. The superintendent shall be subject to an annual performance evaluation that is in alignment with other employee evaluations within the department of education and are based on outcomes determined by the board of education; provided that nothing shall prohibit the board of education from conditioning a portion of the salary on performance;
(2) The salary of the president of the university of Hawaii shall be set by the board of regents;
(3) Effective July 1, 2004, the salaries of all department heads or executive officers of the departments of accounting and general services; agriculture and biosecurity; attorney general; budget and finance; business, economic development, and tourism; commerce and consumer affairs; corrections and rehabilitation; Hawaiian home lands; health; human resources development; human services; labor and industrial relations; land and natural resources; law enforcement; taxation; and transportation shall be as last recommended by the executive salary commission. Effective July 1, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salaries shall be as last recommended by the commission on salaries pursuant to section 26-56, unless rejected by the legislature; and
(4) The salary of the adjutant general shall be $85,302 a year. Effective July 1, 2007, and every six years thereafter, the salary of the adjutant general shall be as last recommended by the commission on salaries pursuant to section 26-56, unless rejected by the legislature, except that if the state salary is in conflict with the pay and allowance fixed by the tables of the regular Army or Air Force of the United States, the latter shall prevail. [L 1965, c 223, pt of §5; Supp, §4A-2; HRS §26-52; am L 1969, c 127, §2; am L 1970, c 105, §5; am L 1975, c 58, §6; am L 1982, c 129, §1(2) and c 204, §8; am L 1984, c 282, §1; am L 1986, c 128, §1(2); am L 1987, c 336, §3(3), c 338, §1(4), and c 339, §2(3); am L 1989, c 211, §5 and c 329, §1(2); am L 1990, c 293, §8; am L 1991, c 310, §2; am L 1992, c 203, §1; am L 1994, c 56, §3; am L 1996, c 219, §1; am L 1998, c 115, §4; am L 2000, c 183, §1; am L 2003, c 122, §3; am L 2006, c 299, §3; am L 2014, c 90, §§2, 4; am L 2022, c 278, §§4, 22; am L 2024, c 149, §§1, 2; am L 2025, c 236, §19]
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