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HRS §383-29.6

Who can get partial unemployment benefits

This section explains who can file for partial unemployment benefits. You must be a full-time worker with a regular employer, work fewer hours than normal, earn less than your weekly benefit, and be unemployed because full-time work is not available. The department sets the filing rules.

employees

The statute, as written — Partial unemployment; eligibility

A new claim or an initial additional claim for partial unemployment benefits may be filed as the department prescribes for any week only if the individual: (1) Is a full-time worker; (2) Is attached to a regular employer, as defined in section 383-1; (3) Worked less than or did not work the individual's normal, customary full-time hours, as defined in section 383-1, for that week; (4) Had no earnings or earned less than the individual's weekly benefit amount for that week; and (5) Was unemployed due to a lack of full-time work, as defined in section 383-1, for that week.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§383-1 Key terms used in Hawaii's unemployment law

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