The following scenarios and options are being presented by the 2002 Legislative Salary Commission for

2002 Legislative Salary Commission Scenarios & Options The following scenarios and options are being presented by the 2002 Legislative Salary Commission for review and comment. All salary levels shown in this document are for the purpose of illustrating the application of a given scenario. Once a specific method for determining legislative salaries has been selected, the proposed salary levels may vary from the figures shown. Although the current Commission was appointed in 2002 and makes its recommendations to the Governor and Legislature in 2003, any salary adjustments will not go into effect until 2005 at the earliest. This is pursuant to language within Article III, Section 9 of the Hawai`i State Constitution. Therefore, the draft salary options contained within this document show adjusted salaries beginning with 2004 when the Commission makes the recommendations. DEFINITIONS Scenario: As used within this document, a scenario is a method used to determine how legislative salaries could be calculated. The Commission is currently considering the use of two different scenarios: Scenario 1 utilizes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Scenario 2 utilizes an Average Annual Wages index. These scenarios provide commonly used statistical measures that would allow either one-time or periodic adjustments to occur. Consumer Price Index (CPI): The consumer price index (CPI) is a ...