[§78-16.6]  Nonforfeiture for
absence.  [Section retroactive to June 30, 2000.  L 2003, c 109, §7.] 
Every officer and employee of the State and the several counties who is a
member of the Hawaii national guard or organized reserves, including the
officers' reserve corps and the enlisted reserve corps, shall be entitled to be
absent from the officer's or employee's duties or service while engaged in the
performance of ordered military or naval duty and while going to and returning
from such duty.



No officer or employee shall be subjected,
directly or indirectly, by reason of the absence to any loss or diminution of
vacation or holiday privileges or be prejudiced by reason of the absence with
reference to promotion or continuance in office, employment, reappointment to
office, or reemployment. [L 2003, c 109, pt of §5]