HB 2358 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO RETIREMENT.

Summary

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)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill expands the Hawaii Employees' Retirement System to include high-ranking law enforcement officials (such as the Director of Law Enforcement and Fire Marshal) and defense officials (Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General) as Class A members. It also clarifies the retirement eligibility for Chief Investigators and Chief Special Investigators, ensuring they are treated as law enforcement investigators for pension purposes. The changes update contribution rates, retirement formulas, and definitions to reflect these new inclusions and administrative roles.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from primarily covering law enforcement investigators and elective officers to explicitly include senior defense and fire marshal leadership roles, as well as redefining 'law enforcement investigators' to encompass specific chief investigator positions.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'Adjutant General', 'Deputy Adjutant General', 'Deputy Fire Marshal', 'Fire Marshal', and 'Deputy Director of Law Enforcement' to the statute.

ELIGIBILITY

Reclassified Chief Investigators and Chief Special Investigators as 'law enforcement investigators' effective July 1, 2026, granting them Class A membership status.

Included the Adjutant General, Deputy Adjutant General, Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Marshal, Director of Law Enforcement, and Deputy Director of Law Enforcement as eligible for specific retirement allowance calculations.

REQUIREMENT

Updated contribution rates and retirement formulas to account for the new categories of service, including specific percentage adjustments for senior defense and law enforcement leadership roles.

TIMELINE

Established July 1, 2026, as the effective date for including Chief Investigators and Chief Special Investigators in the expanded retirement coverage.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 403).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 641-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors