HRS §382-8
No one can force you to work against your will
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that nothing in this chapter forces any employee to work if they do not agree to it. It also says that an employee quitting their job is not against the law under this chapter.
employees
The statute, as written — Employee need not work involuntarily
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.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an individual employee to render labor or service without the individual employee's consent, nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to make the quitting of the individual employee's labor or service by an individual employee an illegal act.
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