Election and membership

HRS §88-321 — under Pension.

HRS §88-321

C. Membership, Credited Service

§88-321 Election and membership. (a) Any member, except for a member described in subsection (c), who is in service on June 30, 2006, may elect to become a class H member effective July 1, 2006, by filing an election form with the system in accordance with this section. The election shall be made prior to April 1, 2006, by members in service on February 28, 2006; provided that any member in service on February 28, 2006, who is absent from the State on that date while in the military service of the United States, shall have thirty days after the member returns to the member's regular employment with the State or a county to make the election. The election shall be made by members entering or returning to service from March 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, within sixty days of entering or returning to service. The election shall be irrevocable.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary:

(c) The following members may not elect to become a class H member under subsection (a):