Hawaiʻi's minimum wage rises to $14 an hour on Monday, the first day of 2024. It's one of several scheduled increases over the next few years.
In 2022, the state Legislature passed legislation raising the minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2028.
The minimum wage rose from $10.10 to $12 an hour in October 2022. It will increase to $14 on Jan. 1, 2024, then to $16 in 2026, and $18 in 2028.
Before the 2022 bill, Hawai’i had last raised the minimum wage in 2018.
Businesses that rely on tips, such as restaurants, are allowed to deduct a certain amount from the minimum wage of tipped employees. But to do so, employers have to ensure employees receive at least $7 more than the minimum wage.
The tip credit will rise Monday from $1 to $1.25, By 2028, the tip credit will rise to $1.50.
