HRS §378-102
Employers cannot force location-tracking apps on your phone
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law makes it illegal for an employer to force you to put a tracking app on your personal phone as a condition of getting or keeping a job. It also protects you from being fired or punished for refusing to install such an app or for complaining about it.
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The statute, as written — Unlawful practices
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
It shall be unlawful for any employer to: (1) Require an employee to download a mobile application to the employee's personal communication device that enables the employee's location to be tracked or the employee's personal information to be revealed as a condition of employment or continued employment; or (2) Terminate, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against an employee for: (A) Refusing to download or refusing to consent to download to the employee's personal communication device, a mobile application that enables the employee's location to be tracked or the employee's personal information to be revealed; or (B) Opposing any practice forbidden by this part or filing a complaint, testifying, or assisting in any proceeding concerning an unlawful practice prohibited under this part.
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