Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Hawaii
A letter asking an employer to pay wages you are owed, before you file a wage claim with your state labor agency or the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep copies of pay stubs, schedules and messages.
What Hawaii law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | In full at the time of discharge, or, if immediate payment is not possible, no later than the next working day. Temporarily laid-off employees must be paid by the next regular payday (HRS § 388-3(c)). Source: HRS § 388-3(a) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | By the next regular payday (by mail if the employee asks). If the employee gave at least one pay period's notice, all wages are due at the time of quitting. Source: HRS § 388-3(b) |
| Minimum wage | $16.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. Scheduled increase: $18.00 per hour on January 1, 2028. No change is scheduled for January 1, 2027. |
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[today's date]
To: [employer name], [employer address]
From: [your name], [your address]
I worked for you as [job title] from [start date] to [end date or present]. You have not paid me $[amount owed] for [the hours, overtime, final paycheck or tips owed], covering [dates owed].
Please pay this amount by [payment deadline] by [payment method].
If I do not receive payment, I plan to file a wage claim with [state labor agency] and pursue any other remedies the law allows.
[your name] [phone or email]
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