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HRS §378-73

How victim leave interacts with other leave

This section says that if you already have other paid or unpaid leave (from law, your job, a union contract, or a benefits plan) that can be used for the same reasons as victim leave, you must use up that other leave first before using victim leave. The total of all leave used cannot go over the maximum days allowed for victim leave.

employees

The statute, as written — Relationship to other leaves

If an employee is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave pursuant to other federal, state, or county law, or pursuant to an employment agreement, a collective bargaining agreement, or an employment benefits program or plan, which may be used for the purposes listed under section 378-72(a), the employee shall exhaust such other paid and unpaid leave benefits before victim leave benefits under this chapter may be applied. The combination of such other paid or unpaid leave benefits that may be applied and victim leave benefits shall not exceed the maximum number of days specified under section 378-72(a).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§378-72 Time off work for domestic or sexual violence

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