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Frequencies the DOL table marks for Hawaii

An “X” in the DOL table means the state permits that payday frequency; blank means it is not marked. Check your state labor office for the current rule.

Pay frequencyMarked by DOL
WeeklyNo
BiweeklyNo
SemimonthlyYes
MonthlyYes

DOL footnotes for Hawaii

  • 5 Hawaii. Employees may choose to be paid on a monthly basis under special election procedure. Director of labor and industrial relations also may grant exceptions to the general semi-monthly payday requirement. The payday requirement applies only to private sector employment.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, State Payday Requirements (revised January 1, 2023). Record id: DOL-WHD-state-payday / Hawaii. Data revised January 1, 2023.