HRS §396-16
When federal rules replace state workplace safety rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that Hawaii's workplace safety law does not apply to working conditions that a federal agency already has the power to regulate for occupational safety and health. If the federal government sets and enforces those standards, the state law steps aside.
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The statute, as written — Exception for federal jurisdiction
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.
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to working conditions of employees with respect to which any federal agency exercises statutory authority to prescribe and enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety or health.
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