Section 88-61 - Termination of membership(a) Except as otherwise provided by section 88-96, any member absent from service for four calendar years following the calendar year in which the member's employment terminated shall cease to be a member, and the former member's credited service shall be forfeited.(b) Any member who withdraws the member's contributions, becomes a retirant, or dies, ceases to be a member as of the date of withdrawal, retirement, or death.L 1969, c 110, pt of §1; am L 1971, c 90, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 151, §4; am L 2006, c 169, §§ 7, 8§§7, 8; am L 2008, c 47, §8 . L 2008, c 47, §16 provides:
"SECTION 16. Sections 8 and 9 of this Act [amending sections 88-61 and 88-73 ] shall not be applied to affect the rights of any retirants, as defined in section 88-21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, who retired prior to the effective date of this Act [October 1, 2008], or rights of the beneficiaries or survivors of those retirants."