HRS §388-8
No private deals can override this law
This section says that, except for one special case in another part of the law, no private agreement can change or cancel any rule in this chapter. It protects workers by making sure employers cannot use contracts to get around the law.
employeesemployers
The statute, as written — Provisions of law may not be waived by agreement
Except as provided in section 388-11, no provision of this chapter may in any way be contravened or set aside by private agreement.
Sections this one refers to
§388-11 How workers can collect unpaid wages
LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.