NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR SEATS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF HAWAI’I
An election will be conducted for two seats on the Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawai’i (the Retirement System), pursuant to Section 88-24, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), and Chapter 6-24, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR). One seat is for a general employee and one seat is for a retirant. The term for each seat is for six years, beginning January 2, 2026.
GENERAL EMPLOYEE SEAT
A general employee is any member of the Retirement System who is classified as a general employee. The term “general employee” includes police officers and firefighters but does not include teachers, educational officers, or faculty and instructors of the University of Hawai’i.
RETIRANT SEAT
A retirant is a member who has retired and becomes a beneficiary of the Retirement System.
NOMINATIONS
Pursuant to Section 6-24-2, HAR, candidates for the general employee seat may be proposed by general employee organizations, and candidates for the retirant seat may be proposed by employee organizations and retirant organizations. A general employee organization is an organization which is comprised principally of members who are general employees. A retirant organization is an organization comprised principally of retirants. Lists of proposed candidates submitted by general employee organizations, by employee organizations, or by retirant organizations, should be submitted with the resume of the qualifications of each candidate. The resume of each candidate may not contain more than one hundred words, including the name of the candidate.
A general employee or retirant who has not been proposed as a candidate by a general employee organization, an employee organization, or a retirant organization, as applicable, and who desires to be a candidate for election, may have their name placed on the ballot by submitting a petition complying with Section 6-24-3, HAR, to the Board of Trustees, together with a resume of the qualifications of the candidate. The resume may not contain more than one hundred words, including the name of the candidate.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS
Lists of candidates proposed by general employee organizations, employee organizations, or retirant organizations, with resumes of the candidates, and the petition of any other candidate with the candidate’s resume, must be received by the Retirement System at its Honolulu office no later than 4:30 p.m. on June 23, 2025.
Copies of the election rules and the petition form may be obtained from the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawai’i, 201 Merchant Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
(SA/TGI/HTH/WHT1490659 4/22/25)
