HB2367 • 2026

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.

Labor

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Sponsor: PERRUSO, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TARNAS
Last action: 2026-03-16
Official status: Re-Referred to LBT, JDC/CPN.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.
Employment; Job Listing; Disclosure; Wage Transparency; Exemption Requires hourly rate or salary ranges to be disclosed on job listings for full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees.
Removes the exemption for employers having fewer than fifty employees.
Effective 7/1/3000.

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HD1

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Plain English: HB2367 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2367 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2367 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS .

Bill History

2026-03-16 S
Re-Referred to LBT, JDC/CPN.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to LBT, CPN.
2026-03-10 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-10 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 207).
2026-03-06 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 983-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-03 H
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
2026-02-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 651-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2026-02-19 H
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.
2026-02-17 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-27 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.
Employment; Job Listing; Disclosure; Wage Transparency; Exemption
Requires hourly rate or salary ranges to be disclosed on job listings for full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees. Removes the exemption for employers having fewer than fifty employees. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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HB2367

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2367

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to employment earnings
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section
378-2.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read
as follows:

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This section shall [
not
] apply to job
listings for[
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full-time, part-time, temporary, or seasonal
employees; provided that the employer employs at least one covered employee in
the State, except for:

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Positions that are
internal
transfers or promotions within a current employer;
or

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Public employee
positions for which salary, benefits, or other compensation are determined
pursuant to collective bargaining[
; or

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Positions with
employers having fewer than fifty employees
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Statutory
material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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This Act shall
take effect on January 1, 2027.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Employment;
Job Listing; Disclosure; Exemption

Description:

Requires
hourly rate or salary ranges to be disclosed on job listings for full-time,
part-time, temporary, or seasonal employees.
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Removes the exemption for employers having fewer than fifty employees.

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