HCC §2-25

How weekly wages are calculated for benefits

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This section explains how to figure out a person's average weekly wages for benefits. It uses the usual job or occupation, following state law, or a set amount of $20 per week, whichever gives the claimant more money.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Computation of wages

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

For the purposes of the benefits under this article, average weekly wages or earnings shall be computed from the usual employment or occupation of the person upon the basis set forth in section 386-51, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, or upon the basis of earnings at the rate of $20 per week, whichever is most favorable to the claimant.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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