Haw. Rev. Stat. § 398-26
Remedies
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 398 — Family Leave · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 398-26, Remedies, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2423588
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(a) In addition to all employment terms and benefits provided under section 398-7, remedies prescribed and ordered by the department or the court under this chapter may include any legal, equitable, and other relief the department or court deems appropriate.
(b) Relief under this section may include:
(1) The amount of any wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation denied or lost to the employee by reason of the violation; or
(2) In a case in which wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation have not been denied or lost to the employee, any actual monetary losses sustained by the employee as a direct result of the violation, such as the cost of providing care, up to a sum equal to four weeks of wages or salary for the employee.
(c) An employer may be liable for an additional amount as liquidated damages equal to the sum of the applicable amount in subsection (b)(1) and (2); provided that if an employer who has violated this chapter proves to the satisfaction of the department or the court that the act or omission that violated this chapter was in good faith and that the employer had reasonable grounds for believing that the act or omission was not a violation of this chapter, the department or the court may reduce the amount of the liability to the applicable amount determined under subsection (b)(1) or (2).