The 2026 Legislative Session officially kicked off on January 21, 2026, and there is a slew of bills being considered, many of which may affect employers operating in Hawaii. Some important bills that you may want to pay
On August 7, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that for the 2025 taxable year, there will not be any changes to the Form W-2, existing Forms 1099, Form 941, and a few other payroll forms with the passage of
On June 6, 2025, Governor Green notified the legislature of his intent to veto 19 out of the 320 bills passed during the 2025 legislative session. The Governor’s entire list of bills, along with the veto rationale for
The 2025 legislative session has come to an end with just a few bills tracked by Hawaii Employers Council transmitted to Governor Green for signature. Of these bills, if enacted, HB477 Relating to the Hawaii Employment
The filing deadline for Second Crossover passed on April 10, 2025. This was the last day for bills to pass third reading in the non-originating chamber and “crossover” back to the original chamber. It was also
The filing deadline for Second Lateral Bills passed on March 21, 2025, and to date, there are 17 bills that are still proceeding that HEC is monitoring. Please view our 2025 Employment Related Bills and Other Bills of
At the beginning of the 2024 Legislative Session, HEC started tracking over 150 employment-related bills and other bills of interest that could impact Hawaii employers. As of today, fifteen of those are still moving through
The Hawaii State Legislature just passed the First Crossover deadline for the 2021 legislative session. This is the deadline by which all bills must be approved by an originating chamber and passed onto the other chamber