The Commission on Salaries Report

Here is a link to the Commission on Salaries Report and Recommendations to the 2007 Legislature.

We provide it here as a reference as proposed legislation will be debated during the 2009 session.

Some BACKGROUND:

*Members of the Commission are: Benjamin A. Kudo (Chairperson), Paul T. Oshiro (Vice Chairperson), Barbara A. Annis, Doris M. Ching, Michael P. Irish, Stanley T. Shiraki, and Wayne J. Yamasaki.

*The Commission was established as a result of a constitutional amendment (amending Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii) which was approved by the voters in November 2006.

*The Commission convened in December 2006. It's mission was to review the salaries of justices and judges of all State Courts, members of the Legislature, the Governor, Lt. Governor, and specified appointed officials of the Executive Branch.

*The intent was to make recommendations taking into account: 1)the economic condition of the State and the fiscal impact of the increases; 2)Appropriate pay relationships with other governmental employees; 3)Attracting and retaining qualified applicants; 4)Since 1990, long periods during which no pay increases were granted; and 5)Fairness and equity.

Here is the timetable for the recommended salary increases (note: The Commission made recommendations through the year 2014; here we only go to 2010):

Effective July 1, 2007

*Increase by 5% the salaries of the Governor, Lt. Governor, Administrative Director of the State (AD), department heads and deputy department heads.

*Increase by 10% the salaries of justices and judges.

*No increase for legislative branch.

Effective July 1, 2008

*Increase by 5% the salaries of the Governor, Lt. Governor, AD, Tier 1-3 Department heads and Deputy Department heads.

*Increase by 3.5% the salaries of justices and judges.

*No increase for legislative branch.

Effective January 1, 2009

*Increase salaries of representatives and senators by $12,808 per annum.

* No increase for executive or judicial branches.

Effective July 1, 2009

*Increase by 5% the salaries of Governor, LG, Ad, Tier 1 and 2 Department heads and Deputy Department heads.

*Increase by 10% the salaries of the justices and judges.

*No increase for legislative branch.

Effective July 1, 2010

*Increase by 3.5% the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branch salaries.