Hawaii Pay Stub Requirements

Is a pay stub required in Hawaii?

Hawaii employers must furnish each employee, at every payday, a record (print, typewritten, handwritten, or electronic) showing gross pay, each deduction and its purpose, net pay, the pay period covered, and the date of payment. Employers must keep a copy of the record for at least six years.

How often must employees be paid?

Wages must be paid at least twice a month (semimonthly) on regular paydays, with wages for each period due within seven days after the close of that period. A majority of employees may elect (by secret ballot, no more than once every two years) to be paid monthly instead, and the Labor Director may approve alternate schedules for good cause.

Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 388-2

Hawaii minimum wage

Hawaii's minimum wage rose to $16.00 an hour on January 1, 2026, under a schedule that reaches $18.00 on January 1, 2028.

• Tip credit: for 2026 and 2027 an employer may pay up to $1.25 an hour less than the minimum wage, but only if the employee customarily receives more than $20 a month in tips and wages plus tips total at least $7.00 an hour more than the minimum wage.

Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 387-2; Hawaii Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations

Overtime & double time

Hawaii requires time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek. There is no daily overtime rule.

Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 387-3

Meal & rest break requirements

Hawaii does not require meal breaks for adults. Minors aged 14 and 15 may not work more than five consecutive hours without a meal period of at least 30 minutes.

There is no rest-break requirement for adults. Short breaks of about 5 to 20 minutes that an employer allows are paid time under federal law.

Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 390-2; 29 C.F.R. §§ 785.18–785.19

Hawaii state income tax

Hawaii imposes a progressive personal income tax with twelve brackets ranging from 1.40% to 11.00% for tax year 2025 (returns filed in 2026), among the widest bracket structures of any state.

Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 235-51; Hawaii Dept. of Taxation 2025 Tax Rate Schedules

Vacation & paid time off (PTO)

Hawaii does not require paid vacation. Whether unused vacation is paid at separation follows the employer's policy or the employment contract.

Vacation pay the employer has promised under its policy can be claimed like other wages due.

Source: No Hawaii vacation statute; terms set by employer policy or contract

Final paycheck rules

Hawaii pays a discharged employee at the time of discharge, or no later than the next working day if conditions prevent immediate payment. An employee who quits is paid on the next regular payday — or at the time of quitting if they gave at least one pay period's notice.

Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 388-3, 388-10, 388-11

Other Hawaii payroll taxes employers should know

Employers pay state unemployment insurance (UI) tax on each employee's wages up to the annual taxable wage base. Hawaii is unusual in also requiring employers to provide Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI), which can be partly funded by employee payroll deductions capped by statute, though TDI itself is typically obtained through an insurance carrier rather than paid as a state payroll tax.

Source: Hawaii Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations, UI Tax Rate Schedule

Common questions about Hawaii pay stubs

Guides that go with this page

Hawaii's rules decide what has to appear on the stub. These cover what the figures on it actually mean, wherever you work.

• What a pay stub is, line by line — Every section of a stub and what each figure means.
• Gross pay vs. net pay — Why the amount that reaches your bank is a quarter smaller than your salary.
• Social Security and Medicare in 2026 — The federal payroll taxes that apply in every state, and the wage base that stops one of them.
• 401(k) contributions on a pay stub — Reading the deduction, the employer match, and the 2026 limits.

Sources & references

Every figure on this page links back to the primary source below. State and federal payroll rules change — always confirm current-year figures directly with the agency before relying on exact dollar amounts.

1. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 388-2 (Semimonthly payday; method of payment of wages) — Justia
2. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 388-7 (Notification, posting, and records) — Justia
3. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 388-10 (Penalties) — Justia
4. Hawaii Dept. of Taxation — 2025 Tax Rate Schedules (Forms/Rate Schedules page)
5. Hawaii Dept. of Taxation — Outline of the Hawaii Tax System as of July 1, 2025
6. Hawaii Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations — UI Tax Rate Schedule and Weekly Benefit Amount
7. Hawaii DLIR — Minimum wage and overtime
8. Hawaii DLIR — Wage and hour guidelines
9. Hawaii Dept. of Taxation — 2026 employer payroll updates
10. Hawaii Dept. of Taxation — FAQs (standard deduction)

Last checked: October 2026. See our editorial standards & sources for how these figures are verified.