#defer pay raises
Bill Seeks to Defer Salary Increases for Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches in Hawai‘i
The Senate Ways and Means Committee today approved House Bill 117 SD1, a bill to defer salary increases as recommended by the State Commission on Salaries for executive, judicial, and legislative government officials. The bill aims to help close the $1 billion deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and now moves to the full Senate for second reading.