The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) announced that pursuant to Act 114, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi (2022), the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024.

Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour on Jan. 1, 2028.

The tip credit will also increase on Jan. 1.  Tipped employees will now be paid $1.25 below the minimum wage in 2024 and $1.50 below the minimum wage beginning on Jan. 1, 2028. Employers may apply the tip credit provided the combined amount the employee receives from the employer and in tips, is at least $7.00 more than the minimum wage.

In a press release  DLIR Director Jade T. Butay said, “The purpose of the minimum wage law is to protect the health, efficiency, and general well-being of workers. The minimum wage rate is a floor designed to protect workers against unduly low pay.”

For more information visit: http://labor.hawaii.gov/wsd/minimum-wage/.