Automatic Enrollment Implementation
Is automatic enrollment permissible under law?
No
Explanation:
Public sector employees must provide written authorization for wage deferrals, preventing automatic enrollment in voluntary retirement plans.
Relevant State Laws – Haw. Rev. Stat. § 88E-2
Hawaii’s statute authorizing the state to establish a deferred compensation plan states: “Participation in the plan shall be by written agreement between the employee and the State.” If a county elects to participate in the state plan, “[p]articipation in the plan by a county employee shall be by written agreement between the employee and the county.”