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Legal Information: Hawaii

Workplace Protections

Laws current as of November 15, 2024

What rights does this law give to victims of abuse?

If you or your minor child are the victim of domestic or sexual violence, this law gives you the right to take time off from work to deal with matters related to the violence.

If your employer has… Then you are entitled to…
49 employees or less up to five days of unpaid victim leave in a calendar year.
50 employees or more up to 30 days of unpaid victim leave in a calendar year.1

Under the law, your “minor child” includes your:

  • biological or adopted child;
  • foster child;
  • stepchild; or
  • legal ward.2

1 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-72(a)
2 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-71