Hawaii Revised Statutes 88-138 – Accidental death benefit
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 88-138
- Accidental death: means death that is the natural and proximate result of an accident occurring at some definite time and place while the member was employed in a position in which all contributions required to be made to the employees' retirement system by the employee or the employer, or both, have been made, was in the actual performance of duty, or due to the result of some occupational hazard, and not caused by wilful negligence on the part of the member. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 88-21
- county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
If a service member dies by accident, act of war, or other cause, occurring while the service member is not in the active service of the State or any county, the death shall not be an accidental death and shall not be eligible for accidental death benefits under sections 88-85, 88-286(c), and 88-339; however, the ordinary death benefit shall be payable as provided in § 88-137.