{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-378-62","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-62","heading":"Discharge of, threats to, or discrimination against employee for reporting violations of law.","body":"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:\n\n(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:\n\n(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\n\n(B) A contract executed by the State, a political subdivision of the State, or the United States,\n\nunless the employee knows that the report is false; or\n\n(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.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 21","Chapter 378"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0378/HRS_0378-0062.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"a0f2685f6e7a62b32a5a88be5ac3237b190b6caebdb2f0166b2eb1527ce2b986","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-378-6","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-378-63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}