THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

200

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING SALARY INCREASES FOR THE TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

 

WHEREAS, the salaries for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees are designated by law under section 10-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS); and

WHEREAS, Trustees' salaries are reviewed every four years by the Salary Commission, and the Commission makes recommendations for adjustments based on their review, pursuant to section 10-9.5, HRS; and

WHEREAS, a review of the Trustees' salaries was recently performed by the Salary Commission; and

WHEREAS, the recommended salaries become effective on the date of approval (February 18, 2004) unless disapproved by concurrent resolution of the Legislature; and

WHEREAS, the Salary Commission determined that the Trustees' salaries have not been adjusted since 1993 and should be adjusted to accommodate cost-of-living increases for every year starting from 1993; and

WHEREAS, to determine the proper cost-of-living increases, the Salary Commission used data from the Social Security Administration; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the House of Representatives concurring, that the salaries for the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs should be increased to $47,000 for the Chairperson of the board and $41,000 for the other board members; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor and the Chairperson of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

REQUESTING SALARY INCREASES FOR THE TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.