HI HR77

House Resolution 77 disapproves the 2025 Commission on Salaries recommendations to increase salaries for the governor, lieutenant governor, department heads, legislators, and judges, citing excessive increases in light of current economic conditions in Hawaii.

The Commission on Salaries previously submitted recommendations in 2007, 2013, and 2019, with recommendations becoming effective July 1 unless disapproved by concurrent resolution passed by simple majority in both legislative houses.

The Commission shall reconvene no later than November 2025 to review reasons for the legislature's disapproval, submit findings, and present a new salary recommendation to the 2026 legislative session.

The Commission's reconvening after disapproval does not restart the six-year recommendation cycle, with the next regular cycle recommendations due in 2031.

Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Chief Justice, Senate President, House Speaker, and the Chair of the 2025 Commission on Salaries.