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HRS §393-18

What happens when an exemption ends or an employer changes

If you claimed an exemption from coverage and your situation changes so you no longer qualify, you must tell your main employer right away. Then that employer must provide coverage. If your main employer changes, you must tell both employers, and the new main employer must provide coverage.

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The statute, as written — Termination of exemption

(a) If an exemption which has been claimed by an employee pursuant to section 393-17 terminates because of any change in the circumstances entitling the employee to claim such exemption, the employee shall promptly notify the principal employer of the termination of the exemption and the employer thereupon shall provide coverage as required by this chapter. (b) If because of a change in the employment situation of an employee or a redetermination by an employee as provided in section 393-6, a principal employer becomes a secondary employer or a secondary employer becomes the principal employer, the employee shall promptly notify the employers affected of such change and the new principal employer shall provide coverage as required by this chapter.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§393-17 When employers can skip health coverage for certain workers

§393-6 How to pick your main employer when you have two jobs

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