{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-87a-21","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 87A-21","heading":"Eligibility.","body":"(a) The board shall establish eligibility criteria to determine who can qualify as an employee-beneficiary, dependent-beneficiary, or qualified-beneficiary, consistent with the provisions of this chapter.\n\n(b) A retired member of the employees' retirement system; a county pension system; or a police, firefighters, and bandsmen pension system of the State or county, shall be eligible to qualify as an employee-beneficiary:\n\n(1) Regardless of whether the retired member was actively employed by the State or county at the time of the retired employee's retirement; and\n\n(2) Without regard to the date of the retired member's retirement.\n\n(c) A dependent of a retired member shall be eligible to qualify as an employee-beneficiary or dependent-beneficiary:\n\n(1) Regardless of whether the retired member was actively employed by the State or county at the time of the retired employee's retirement; and\n\n(2) Without regard to the date of the retired member's retirement.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 7","Chapter 87A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0087A/HRS_0087A-0021.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"d56d668a4b318218ef51a799e622dabbaf116dade8e5baae3276866186756655","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-87a-19","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-87a-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}