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Hawaii Payroll Information

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Paying Employees in Hawaii

Hawaii 2025 Minimum Wage:

$14.00 per hour

Hawaii Overtime Rules:

1.5 x’s the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek

Hawaii Paystub Requirements:

Furnish each employee at every payday a legible printed, typewritten, or handwritten record showing
- Total gross compensation
- The amount and purpose of each deduction
- Total net compensation
- Date of payment
- Pay period covered

How often do you have to pay employees in Hawaii?

Employees must be paid at least twice per month

When is an employee’s final check due in Hawaii?

Voluntary resignation – wages must be paid by the next regular pay date. If an employee gives at least one pay period’s notice the payment is due at the time of quitting.
Involuntary termination – wages must be paid at the time of discharge, or no later than the next working day.

Hawaii Payroll Taxes

Hawaii Withholding Tax

Hawaii Withholding Tax Registration

Wages Subject to Hawaii Withholding

Wages earned in Hawaii are subject to Hawaii withholding tax
Wages earned outside of Hawaii are subject to Hawaii withholding tax if the employer paying the wages is headquartered in Hawaii, or if the employee’s regular place of employment is Hawaii

Hawaii Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certificate

Form HW-4

Reciprocity

None

Hawaii Withholding Tax Due Dates

If liability is >$40,000 tax is due semi-weekly on Wed following payday Wed-Fri or Fri following payday Sat-Tues.
If liability is $5,000 – $40,000 payment is due monthly on the 15th day of month following close of preceding month.
If liability is less than $5,000 payment is due quarterly on the 15th day of the month following close of preceding quarter.

Hawaii Unemployment Tax

Hawaii Unemployment Tax Registration

Hawaii Unemployment Tax Employer Liabilities

New employer rate: 2.4%
2025 Wage Base: $62,000

Hawaii Unemployment Tax Due Dates

Return and payment are due quarterly on the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period

Hawaii New Hire Reporting

Child Support Enforcement Agency
New Hire Reporting
Kakuhihewa Building
601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 251
Kapolei, HI 96707
Fax: (808) 692-7001
Phone: (808) 692-7029

Hawaii Child Support

Payments can be made online using the expertpay website
601 Kamokila Boulevard
Suite 207 Kapolei, Hawaii 96707-2021
Phone: (888) 317-9081
Fax: (808) 692-7134

Additional Hawaii Business Resources

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