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HRS §412:2-420

Limits on pay claims after wrongful firing

If a Hawaii financial institution goes into receivership and you were wrongly fired, your claim for unpaid wages is capped. You can only recover what you were owed up to the firing date, plus 90 more days of pay under your contract. No extra damages are allowed.

employees

The statute, as written — Claims for wrongful termination of employment

Recovery on a claim against an insolvent Hawaii financial institution in receivership resulting from wrongful termination of an employment contract shall not exceed the unpaid compensation, without acceleration, pursuant to the contract when the employee was directed to terminate or when the employee actually terminated performance under the contract, whichever first occurred, plus compensation as provided under the contract, without acceleration, for ninety days thereafter.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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