Unpaid Wage Cases in Hawaii
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $35.1M in back wages owed to 26,171 Hawaii workers, in 1,393 cases, and assessed $3.6M in penalties. 123 cases involved child labor violations covering 410 minors.
What workers weren't paid
Industries with the most back wages
Cases with back wages by year
By city
| City | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | $17.3M | 11,590 |
| Waipahu | $2.4M | 690 |
| Lihue | $2.3M | 2,502 |
| Kapolei | $1.9M | 1,287 |
| Wahiawa | $1.1M | 627 |
| Kihei | $897K | 924 |
| Kaneohe | $834K | 613 |
| Aiea | $718K | 842 |
| Hilo | $639K | 752 |
| Kailua Kona | $590K | 670 |
| Kailua | $566K | 409 |
| Pearl City | $548K | 487 |
| Lahaina | $546K | 881 |
| Wailuku | $539K | 431 |
| Kahului | $509K | 503 |
| Waianae | $452K | 219 |
| Kula | $221K | 156 |
| Kamuela | $121K | 136 |
| Ewa Beach | $91,056 | 89 |
Cities with at least 10 cases with back wages.
Employment lawyers in Hawaii
Lawbamba lists 11 employment lawyers with an office in Hawaii, the practice area that deals with the wage theft cases on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.
Owed wages by a Hawaii employer?
Compare employment lawyers in HawaiiSource: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.
Lawbamba is not affiliated with the Department of Labor, and this page is general information, not legal advice.