HRS §388-51
Employers cannot charge job application fees
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law stops employers from making workers or job seekers pay a fee just to apply for a job. There is an exception for rules under chapter 373. If no fee is allowed, the law is simple and clear.
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The statute, as written — Job application processing fee
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.
Except as provided for by chapter 373 and rules adopted thereto, no employer shall require to be paid or to be borne by an employee or prospective employee a job application processing fee.
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