Hawaii Employee Handbook

Sep 4, 2025

When your company hires employees in Hawaii, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your Hawaii Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

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Hawaii Employee Handbook Policies

There are 7 state and local employee handbook policies in Hawaii.

Privacy

Hawaii Electronic Monitoring Policy

Employee should be advised that all telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, or internet access or usage by an employee by any electronic device or system, including but not limited to the use of a computer, telephone, wire, radio or electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems may be subject to monitoring.

Hawaii Social Media Privacy Policy

Generally, Employer is prohibited from accessing your personal social media accounts and will not discipline or terminate an employee for refusing to disclose their social media login information or for denying to provide access to their social media accounts.

Leaves of Absence

Hawaii Organ Donor Leave Policy

Employer is required to provide employees with up to thirty (30) days of leave to serve as an organ donor.

Hawaii Jury Duty Leave Policy

You are eligible for unpaid time off to serve on jury duty.

Hawaii Domestic Violence Leave Policy

Employer permits employees to take up to 30 days of unpaid victim leave per calendar year.

Hawaii School Leave Policy

Employees are eligible to receive up to two hours of paid leave to attend a parent-teacher or parent-caregiver conference.

Hawaii Family Leave Policy

Employer complies with the Hawaii Family Leave Law (HFLL) and permits eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons.

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Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Hawaii should contain the following federal policies.

  • Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Retaliation Policy
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

  • Weapons Policy
  • Disciplinary Action Policy
  • Prohibited Conduct Policy
  • Violations Reporting Policy
  • Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
  • At-Will Employment

Employee handbook requirements by state

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