An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because:

(1) The employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports or is about to report to the employer, or reports or is about to report to a public body, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-62

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Employee: means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract for hire, written or oral, express or implied. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-61
  • Employer: means a person who has one or more employees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-61
  • Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-61
  • Public body: means :

    (1) A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, committee, council, authority, or other body in the executive branch of state government;

    (2) An agency, board, commission, committee, council, member, or employee of the legislative branch of the state government;

    (3) A county, city, intercounty, intercity, or regional governing body, a council, special district, or municipal corporation, or a board, department, commission, committee, council, agency, or any member or employee thereof;

    (4) Any other body which is created by state or local authority or which is primarily funded by or through state or local authority, or any member or employee of that body;

    (5) A law enforcement agency or any member or employee of a law enforcement agency; or

    (6) The judiciary and any member or employee of the judiciary. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-61

(A) A law, rule, ordinance, or regulation, adopted pursuant to law of this State, a political subdivision of this State, or the United States; or
(B) A contract executed by the State, a political subdivision of the State, or the United States,

unless the employee knows that the report is false; or

(2) An employee is requested by a public body to participate in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry held by that public body, or a court action.

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