§88-2  Minimum pension.  Every pension
of less than $50 per month payable under or pursuant to any law of the State by
the State or by any county or independent public board or commission, other
than benefits payable to members of the employees' retirement system or to the
dependents or beneficiaries of members under parts II, VII, and VIII, shall be
increased to $50 per month, any provision in any other law to the contrary
notwithstanding; provided that where the dependents of a deceased pensioner are
receiving pensions by reason of the pensioner's death, the total only of all
amounts paid to the dependents shall be so increased.



The council of each county, and each
independent board or commission affected, shall appropriate the funds necessary
to pay the increases hereby allowed of pensions payable by their respective
counties, boards and commissions.  Sufficient funds to cover these increases
hereby allowed of pensions payable by the State are hereby appropriated from
the general revenues of the State not otherwise appropriated, and the state
comptroller shall issue warrants to pay these increases. [L 1943, c 143, §§1,
2; RL 1945, §6191; am L 1949, c 250, §1; RL 1955, §6-3; am L 1957, c 152, §1;
HRS §88-2; am L 1969, c 110, pt of §1 and c 127, §31; gen ch 1985; am L 2006, c
169, §3]