Hawaii Revised Statutes
78. Public Service
78-21 Limitation of liability.

§78-21 Limitation of liability. Except in cases of gross negligence, no public officer or employee shall be liable for damages to government property if such damages to government property were caused by the public officer or employee while performing work within the scope of the officer's or employee's employment. [L 1971, c 145, §1; gen ch 1985]

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 7. Public Officers and Employees

78. Public Service

78-1 Citizenship and residence; exceptions.

78-1.5 Definitions.

78-1.6 Office hours.

78-2, 2.5 REPEALED.

78-2.6 Prospective employees; suitability for public employment.

78-2.7 Criminal history record checks.

78-2.8 Public employees; termination.

78-3 REPEALED.

78-3.1 Whistleblowers; notice.

78-3.5 Experimental modernization projects.

78-3.6 Experimental modernization projects; county boards of water supply.

78-4 Boards and commissions; service limited.

78-5, 6 REPEALED.

78-7 Certain public officers prohibited from receiving certain masterships and master's fees; forfeiture.

78-8 Persons subject to sections 78-8 to 78-11.

78-9 Failure to appear or testify, termination of employment.

78-10 Procedure upon default.

78-11 Review of discharge.

78-12 Salary withheld for indebtedness to the government.

78-13 Salary periods.

78-14 to 16 REPEALED.

78-16.5 Pay of officers and employees on active military service and other periods.

78-16.6 Nonforfeiture for absence. 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 ent...

78-17 Payment of salaries or wages upon discharge from service.

78-18 REPEALED.

78-18.3 Prohibition on certain increases in salaries for certain state and county officers or employees.

78-18.5 REPEALED.

78-19 REPEALED.

78-20 Sureties.

78-21 Limitation of liability.

78-22 REPEALED.

78-23 Leaves of absence.

78-23.5 Paid leave for state and county employees providing disaster relief services for the American Red Cross.

78-23.6 Leave of absence to serve as bone marrow donor or organ donor.

78-24 Injured employee; liability of third persons.

78-25 Credits for employees receiving workers' compensation benefits; wage supplement.

78-26 Leave sharing program.

78-27 Temporary inter- and intra-governmental assignments and exchanges.

78-28 In-service training programs.

78-29 Incentive and service awards.

78-30 Cafeteria plans.

78-31 Paid leave; education of children.

78-32 Payment of approved travel costs for public officers and employees.

78-51 REPEALED.

78-52 Peer support counseling; sessions.

78-53 Pretax transportation benefit program.

78-61 to 63 REPEALED.

78-64 New employees; orientation on benefits and rights.

78-65 County mayors; outside employment and emoluments prohibited.