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Hawaii

TexasTowelie

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2. Here is the report from Hawaii News Now:

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:42 AM

Jan 2017

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34234621/hawaii-public-worker-pension-shortfall-grows-to-12-billion

The article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser is paywalled. This is consistent with other material that I've read stating that the Hawaii pension system is drastically under-funded. I tend to lean towards the lower of the two numbers rather than $35 billion since they have actuarial support with an assumed rate of return on investments that is consistent with other state pension plans.

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Hawaii pension debt rises to $12 billion, but the real debt is more like $35 billion [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2017 OP

Anything on this from a less-questionable source? FBaggins Jan 2017 #1

Here is the report from Hawaii News Now: TexasTowelie Jan 2017 #2