HI HB1183

Classifies the director of law enforcement, deputy directors of the department of law enforcement, the sheriff, and sheriff division investigators as Class A members of Hawaii's pension and retirement system, effective July 1, 2026

Increases retirement contribution rates for these positions to 12.2% for members who joined before June 30, 2012, and 14.2% for members who joined after June 30, 2012

Provides a retirement allowance of 2.5% of average final compensation per year of service for qualifying members with at least 10 years of credited service and the last 5 years in these law enforcement roles

Eliminates early retirement age reduction penalties for members with at least 25 years of credited service as the director of law enforcement, deputy director, sheriff, or sheriff division investigator

Adds new statutory definitions for "sheriff" (administrator of the sheriff division) and "sheriff division investigator" (department of law enforcement employees with police powers holding investigator classification)