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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 24-1 (2025)

  Allowance for incidental expenses

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     §24-1  Allowance for incidental expenses.  Each member of the legislature shall receive an annual allowance of $7,500, which amount is to cover incidental expenses connected with legislative duties and the amount shall be payable in a manner prescribed by the respective rules of each house; provided that when the legislative salary is increased, the legislative allowance shall be increased by the same percentage. [L 1969, c 5, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 2, §1; am L 1981, c 2, §1; am L 1987, c 2, §1; am L 2005, c 119, §2]

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  During legislative sessions, members of the legislature also serving as members of the advisory committee on statutory revision cannot receive the additional per diem allowed members of the committee.  Att. Gen. Op. 67‑8.

  Legislature has authority to increase amount of allowance by amending this section and may make increase effective upon approval of amendment.  Att. Gen. Op. 75‑1.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1961–1961 · leading case: Chapman v. Brown, 198 F. Supp. 78 (D. Haw. 1961).
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Chapman v. Brown, 198 F. Supp. 78 (D. Haw. 1961). “(g) §§ 24-1 to 24-10, enacted in 1953, regulating simple feeding stuffs to be fed domestic animals, prohibiting adulterating or misbranding, and providing for enforcement similar to that of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act under criminal penalties.”
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