§88-166  Computation; service as policeofficer, firefighter, or bandsman.  To entitle anyone to be retired becauseof time of service only, the time served by the person upon the regularlyconstituted police force, fire department, or band on which the person shallthen be serving, or of the Territory or the Republic of Hawaii, itspredecessor, shall be computed, but all times so served by the person before,as well as after May 2, 1917, shall be included in the computation.  Notime served by any person as a special police officer or a police officersolely paid by any private person, or as a merchant police officer, shall beconsidered in computing the length of service of the person in the policeforce. [L 1917, c 220, pt of §3; RL 1925, pt of §2163; RL 1935, pt of §7905; RL1945, pt of §6173; RL 1955, §6-146; HRS §88-166; am L 1983, c 124, §15; gen ch1985]