Voting Leave Requirements in Hawaii

Short answer Hawaii's former employer voting-leave law, HRS § 11-95, was repealed in 2019. Current state law sets no general private-employer duty to provide time off or pay for voting, and the former leave, receipt rule, and civil fine no longer apply.

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Hawaii

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October 9, 2026

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1 statute

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At a glance

Governing law	Former HRS § 11-95 repealed by 2019 Act 136, § 47; current code lists §§ 11-93 to 11-95 as repealed
Eligible workers and elections	No current general private-employer voting-leave entitlement; former § 11-95 repealed
Outside-work-hours test	None; former § 11-95 repealed
Time-off amount	No state-mandated voting leave under former § 11-95
Paid or unpaid	No state-mandated voting-leave pay under former § 11-95
When leave is taken	No current statutory voting-leave scheduling rule under former § 11-95
Employee notice and employer posting	No current voting-leave request, receipt, or posting procedure under former § 11-95
Protection and penalties	Former § 11-95's voting-leave protection and fine were repealed

Hawaii's former voting-leave law was repealed

The current official code marks §§ 11-93 through 11-95 “REPEALED” by 2019 Act 136. Section 11-95 formerly governed voting absences from work and restricted wage deductions. The repeal ended those requirements and the section's civil fine. An employee who needs time away from a scheduled shift to vote must look to an applicable employer policy or agreement; § 11-95 supplies no current leave amount, pay rule, request deadline, or scheduling procedure.

What trips people up

Older copies of § 11-95 still appear online and describe leave, a voter's receipt, and a fine. The current official disposition page identifies that whole section as repealed. The former rules should not be applied to a current election.

Common questions

Does Hawaii currently require paid time off to vote? No. The statute that created that entitlement, § 11-95, was repealed in 2019.

Can an employer demand the old voter's receipt? The former receipt procedure was part of repealed § 11-95.

Statutes and sources

Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 11-93 to 11-95 (repealed): “§§11-93 to 11-95 REPEALED. L 2019, c 136, §§45 to 47.” Official current code disposition, accessed 2026-10-09: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0011/HRS_0011-0093.htm

Source links

Every statute quoted above, linked, with the date we checked it.

Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 11-93 to 11-95 (repealed) · accessed 2026-10-09

This page is general legal information about state-law workplace rights for an employee who needs time away from scheduled work to cast a ballot, not legal advice about voter eligibility, polling hours, an employment dispute, or a particular election. The election type, voting day, poll schedule, employee notice, work shift, employer coverage, and available nonworking time can change the result. Separate rules govern voter registration, mail voting, election officials, poll workers, campaigns, public employees, and local ordinances. Verified against the official statute text on the date shown; confirm current law or consult the election authority, labor agency, or a licensed attorney before relying on it.

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