Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-64 (2026)

  Remedies ordered by court

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     §378-64  Remedies ordered by court.  A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this part, shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the employee or public employee, payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, actual damages, or any combination of these remedies.  A court may also award the complainant all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees and witness fees, if the court determines that the award is appropriate. [L 1987, c 267, pt of §1; am L 2011, c 166, §6]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: United Pub. Workers, AFSCME, Local 636, AFL-CIO v. Abercrombie., 325 P.3d 600 (Haw. 2014).
United Pub. Workers, AFSCME, Local 636, AFL-CIO v. Abercrombie., 325 P.3d 600 (Haw. 2014). · cites it 2× “Finally, under HRS § 378-64, “[a] court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this part, shall order” remedies “as the court considers appropriate[.”
Knowles v. Hawaii Pac. Univ. (Haw. App. 2026). · cites it 18× “HRS § 378-64 (2015). A claim under HWPA does not sound in assumpsit.”
Sakaguchi v. Univ. of Hawai'i (Haw. App. 2026). · cites it 8× “Her claim for back- and front-pay was made under HRS § 378-64, as a remedy for Konan wrongfully rejecting her colleagues' recommendation she be named department chair.”
Farmer v. Hickam Fed. Credit Union, 224 P.3d 455 (Haw. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See HRS § 378-64 (1993); 12 U.S.C. § 1790b(c); Ross, 76 Hawai`i at 463-64, 879 P.”
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