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HRS §388-41

Employer must pay wages if employee gives required notice

If your employer makes you give notice before quitting, and you do give that notice, the employer must pay you for the notice period, unless you quit early or are fired for a valid reason.

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The statute, as written — Advance notice of termination of employment

If an employer requires an employee to give advance notice of termination and the employee gives such notice, the employer shall be liable for the wages which the employee would have earned during the stated period in such notice starting from the day such notice is given, providing that the employee does not voluntarily terminate the employment or the employment is not terminated for cause prior to the last day of such period.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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