Allowance for non-Oahu legislator during session

A member of the legislature whose legal residence is on an island other than Oahu shall receive an additional allowance to cover all personal expenses such as board, lodging, and incidental expenses but not travel expenses. The allowance under this section shall be set at a single rate that will: (1) Not exceed the greater of the maximum allowance for such expenses payable to any public officer or employee of the federal government or the State; (2) Be reasonably calculated to cover the expenses specified in this section; and (3) Be determined jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives for the legislature as a whole. The allowance shall be paid to each member at the rate prescribed for each day, from the first to the last day of each session, including Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and days of recess pursuant to the mandatory recess required by article III, section 10, of the Constitution or a concurrent resolution, except for days of recess when a session of the legislature is recessed for more than three days pursuant to a concurrent resolution and for days of unexcused absence of the member from a meeting of the respective house.