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HRS §576B-505

Penalties for ignoring another state's wage order

If an employer deliberately ignores a valid income withholding order from another state, they face the same penalties as if they ignored a Hawaii order. This section only sets that rule; it does not list the specific penalties.

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The statute, as written — Penalties for noncompliance

An employer that wilfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement shall be subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this State.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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