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HRS §383-8

How to decide if your work counts as covered employment

This section explains how to classify your work for unemployment insurance. If you spend half or more of a pay period doing covered work, all your work in that period counts. If you spend more than half doing non-covered work, none of it counts. A pay period is a regular payment period of up to 31 days.

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The statute, as written — Included and excluded service

If the services performed during one-half or more of any pay period by an individual for the person employing the individual constitute employment, all the services of the individual for the period shall be deemed to be employment; but if the services performed during more than one-half of any pay period by an individual for the person employing the individual do not constitute employment, then none of the services of the individual for the period shall be deemed to be employment. As used in this section, the term "pay period" means a period (of not more than thirty-one consecutive days) for which a payment of remuneration is ordinarily made to the individual by the person employing the individual. This section shall not be applicable with respect to services performed in a pay period by an individual for the person employing the individual, where any of the service is excepted by section 383-7(a)(8).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§383-7 Which jobs are not counted for unemployment insurance

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