§121-40  Pay of enlisted personnel while on active duty.  Enlisted personnel of the army and air national guard while on active duty in the service of the State, except during periods of annual field training or year-round field training, shall receive the same pay and allowances as enlisted personnel of similar rank in the United States Army and Air Force respectively; provided that the:

     (1)  State shall allow enlisted personnel to directly deposit their pay by electronic means to their personal banking accounts;

     (2)  If an enlisted person is activated for more than thirty days in the service of the State and is not otherwise covered by health insurance, the State shall provide an allowance for the payment of TRICARE reserve select, TRICARE dental, and vision coverage for the individual enlisted person and TRICARE reserve select coverage for the enlisted person's family should the enlisted person have eligible dependents; and

     (3)  Aggregate of the pay and allowances, computed on a daily basis, shall in no event be less than the amount equal to ten times the hourly wage specified in section 387-2. [L 1967, c 196, pt of §1; HRS §121-40; am L 1969, c 15, §1(b); am L 1981, c 198, §1; am L 1986, c 339, §2; am L 2007, c 31, §2; am L 2024, c 71, §2; am L 2025, c 181, §2]