Thinking about retiring?

Benefits Calculator

Use the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Benefits Calculator to estimate your future retirement benefits.

NEA Member Benefits

Look through NEA MB’s retirement planning resources to help you plan, protect, and enjoy your retirement.

NEA Retirement Specialists

Schedule a one-on-one meeting or attend a series of workshops to make sure you have enough money to retire.

15 months before you retire

Get information from the HIDOE

Attend a Hawaii State Department of Education pre-retirement presentation.

Review the School Code

Section #5112 explains separation from service and retirement policy and procedures.

Note your retirement notice deadline

  • April 1 for retirements effective between May 1 and Aug. 31
  • All other times, 30 days prior to the date of separation

3 months before you retire

Contact the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS)

ERS tracks your accrued years and months of service in the state retirement system.

  • Schedule a meeting with ERS to review your years of service and how to calculate your retirement benefit.
  • Ask about converting unused days to count for years of service (20 days equals one month of service credit).

Contact the Employer-Union Trust Fund (EUTF)

Confirm how long your medical coverage lasts after retirement and what benefits carry over upon retirement.

Contact HSTA VEBA Trust

Inform the HSTA VEBA Trust office of your retirement date and check to see what plans can be continued or converted.

30 days prior to retirement

Inform HIDOE of your intent to retire

  • Reach out to your Personnel Regional Officer (PRO) to inquire about HIDOE procedures.
  • Submit four copies of Form 300-011 to your supervisor.

Contact HSTA-R

Join the unified membership of HSTA-Retired and NEA-Retired.

Inform HIDOE of your intent to retire

  • Reach out to your Personnel Regional Officer (PRO) to inquire about HIDOE procedures.
  • Submit four copies of Form 300-011 to your supervisor.

Contact HSTA-Retired

Join the unified membership of HSTA-Retired and NEA-Retired.

Download: 9 steps to a happy retirement checklist | Benefits of NEA-Retired flyer | Application forms

Watch: An introduction to pre-retirement planning*

*This is available on HSTA’s members-only section of our website. You must be an active HSTA member and logged in with your registered account to view this. Need to create an account? Click here for instructions.

Donate your unused leave

You can donate any remaining days to the HIDOE sick leave bank, which is pooled and distributed to teachers who are in need of days.

  • Download the leave sharing donation form from the HIDOE intranet; sign in and search for Form 300-002.
  • For more information, call Maile Horikawa at the Office of Talent Management at (808) 441-8348.

Contact Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB)

Keep your license current, just in case you would like to return to the HIDOE and do not want to go through the entire licensing process again. If you do decide to return to teaching, you must wait at least six months pursuant to a law for retirees.