Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 3, 1 March 2012 — OHA Salary Commission submits report [ARTICLE]

OHA Salary Commission submits report

The 2012 OHA Salary Commission is recommending salaries for the Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs remain unchanged for at least the next two years. The eommission met three times in February to review Trustees' salaries. The commission's report to the state Legislature recommends the Trustees' salaries stay the same through June 30, 2014. In the fiscal year starting July 1, 2014, Trustees' pay would be determined by a formula based on the lesser of the Honolulu Consumer Price Index or the average annual salary increase given to the staff of OHA. Trustees would not have to take a pay cut under the formula. Currently, Trustees earn $55,440 a year, while the board Chairperson earns $63,204. They received a 3.5 percent pay increase on July 1, 20 1 1 , as recommended by the 2008 Salary Commission. According to state law, the salary schedule will go into effect unless rejected by the Legislature by eoncurrent resolution of both houses prior to the end of the current legislative session. The entire salary commission report is available online at bit.ly/ wMyEDe.

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