Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB2472: Relating to the Hawaii Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund Staff Salaries.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 30, 2026
Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to establish the salary for an assistant administrator.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND STAFF SALARIES. SECTION I. The legislature finds that salaries for management professionals in the private sector far outpace those offered in state employment, making it difficult to attract and retain quality upper management staff. The legislature further finds that in order for the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to recruit and retain the most qualified individuals, the board should be allowed to establish appropriate salaries for upper management staff. Accordingly.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND STAFF SALARIES. SECTION I. The legislature finds that salaries for management professionals in the private sector far outpace those offered in state employment, making it difficult to attract and retain quality upper management staff. The legislature further finds that in order for the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to recruit and retain the most qualified individuals, the board should be allowed to establish appropriate salaries for upper management staff. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to authorize the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund to establish the salary for the trust fund assistant administrator; provided that the board shall first conduct a market analysis of commensurate salaries in the private sector. SECTION 2. Section 87A-24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: HB2472 SDl LRB 26-1245.docx Page H.B. NO. "§87A-24 Other powers. In addition to the power to administer the fund, the board may: (1) Collect, receive, deposit, and withdraw money on behalf of the fund; (2) Invest moneys in the same manner specified in section 88-119; (3) Hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, or dispose of any securities or other investments of the fund, as well as the proceeds of those investments …