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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 383-22 (2025)

  Weekly benefit amount; computation, minimum and maximum

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     §383-22  Weekly benefit amount; computation, minimum and maximum.  (a)  In the case of an individual who has established a benefit year prior to January 2, 1966, the individual's weekly benefit amount shall be the amount appearing in column B in the table in this section on the line on which, in column A of the table, there appears the total wages paid to the individual for insured work in that quarter of the individual's base period in which the total wages were highest.

     (b)  In the case of an individual whose benefit year begins after January 4, 1992, the individual's weekly benefit amount shall be, except as otherwise provided in this section, an amount equal to one twenty-first of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during the calendar quarter of the individual's base period in which such total wages were highest.  The weekly benefit amount, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1.  If an individual's weekly benefit amount is less than $5, it shall be $5.  The maximum weekly benefit amount shall be determined annually as follows:  On or before November 30 of each year the total remuneration paid by employers, as reported on contribution reports submitted on or before such date, with respect to all employment during the four consecutive calendar quarters ending on June 30 of the year shall be divided by the average monthly number of individuals performing services in the employment during the same four calendar quarters as reported on the contribution reports.  The amount thus obtained shall be divided by fifty-two and the average weekly wage (rounded to the nearest cent) thus determined.  For benefit years beginning January 1, 1992, but prior to January 1, 2008, and beginning again on January 1, 2012, but prior to April 1, 2012, then beginning again on January 1, 2013, seventy per cent of the average weekly wage shall constitute the maximum weekly benefit amount and shall apply to all claims for benefits filed by an individual qualifying for payment at the maximum weekly benefit amount in the benefit year commencing on or after the first day of the calendar year immediately following the determination of the maximum weekly benefit amount.  For benefit years beginning January 1, 2008, and ending December 31, 2011, and beginning again on April 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2012, seventy-five per cent of the average weekly wage shall constitute the maximum weekly benefit amount and shall apply to all claims for benefits filed by an individual qualifying for payment at the maximum weekly benefit amount in the benefit year commencing on or after the first day of the calendar year immediately following the determination of the maximum weekly benefit amount.  The maximum weekly benefit amount, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1.

 

      (Column A)     (Column B)     (Column C)      (Column D)

         High          Basic         Minimum         Maximum

        Quarter        Weekly       Qualifying    Total Benefits

        Wages         Benefit         Wages      in Benefit Year

 

  $  37.50 - 125.00     $ 5.00       $ 150.00        $ 130.00

    125.01 - 150.00       6.00         180.00          156.00

    150.01 - 175.00       7.00         210.00          182.00

    175.01 - 200.00       8.00         240.00          208.00

    200.01 - 225.00       9.00         270.00          234.00

    225.01 - 250.00      10.00         300.00          260.00

    250.01 - 275.00      11.00         330.00          286.00

    275.01 - 300.00      12.00         360.00          312.00

    300.01 - 325.00      13.00         390.00          338.00

    325.01 - 350.00      14.00         420.00          364.00

    350.01 - 375.00      15.00         450.00          390.00

    375.01 - 400.00      16.00         480.00          416.00

    400.01 - 425.00      17.00         510.00          442.00

    425.01 - 450.00      18.00         540.00          468.00

    450.01 - 475.00      19.00         570.00          494.00

    475.01 - 500.00      20.00         600.00          520.00

    500.01 - 525.00      21.00         630.00          546.00

    525.01 - 550.00      22.00         660.00          572.00

    550.01 - 575.00      23.00         690.00          598.00

    575.01 - 600.00      24.00         720.00          624.00

    600.01 - 625.00      25.00         750.00          650.00

    625.01 - 650.00      26.00         780.00          676.00

    650.01 - 675.00      27.00         810.00          702.00

    675.01 - 700.00      28.00         840.00          728.00

    700.01 - 725.00      29.00         870.00          754.00

    725.01 - 750.00      30.00         900.00          780.00

    750.01 - 775.00      31.00         930.00          806.00

    775.01 - 800.00      32.00         960.00          832.00

    800.01 - 825.00      33.00         990.00          858.00

    825.01 - 850.00      34.00       1020.00          884.00

    850.01 - 875.00      35.00       1050.00          910.00

    875.01 - 900.00      36.00       1080.00          936.00

    900.01 - 925.00      37.00       1110.00          962.00

    925.01 - 950.00      38.00       1140.00          988.00

    950.01 - 975.00      39.00       1170.00        1014.00

    975.01 -1000.00      40.00       1200.00        1040.00

   1000.01 -1025.00      41.00       1230.00        1066.00

   1025.01 -1050.00      42.00       1260.00        1092.00

   1050.01 -1075.00      43.00       1290.00        1118.00

   1075.01 -1100.00      44.00       1320.00        1144.00

   1100.01 -1125.00      45.00       1350.00        1170.00

   1125.01 -1150.00      46.00       1380.00        1196.00

   1150.01 -1175.00      47.00       1410.00        1222.00

   1175.01 -1200.00      48.00       1440.00        1248.00

   1200.01 -1225.00      49.00       1470.00        1274.00

   1225.01 -1250.00      50.00       1500.00        1300.00

   1250.01 -1275.00      51.00       1530.00        1326.00

   1275.01 -1300.00      52.00       1560.00        1352.00

   1300.01 -1325.00      53.00       1590.00        1378.00

   1325.01 -1350.00      54.00       1620.00        1404.00

   1350.01 and over      55.00       1650.00         1430.00.

 

[L 1939, c 219, §3(c); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 15; RL 1945, §4215; am L 1945, c 19, §1(3); am L 1955, c 16, §1(a); RL 1955, §93-21; am L 1959, c 11, §1(a); am L 1961, c 114, §1(a); am L 1965, c 250, §1(a); HRS §383-22; am L 1977, c 148, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 1991, c 68, §3; am L 2007, c 110, §1; am L 2010, c 2, §2; am L 2012, c 6, §1]

 

Note

 

  The 2012 amendment applies retroactively to January 1, 2012.  L 2012, c 6, §7.

 

Cross References

 

  Disaster unemployment benefits, see §209-41.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: Keanini v. Akiba, 996 P.2d 280 (Haw. App. 2000).
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Keanini v. Akiba, 996 P.2d 280 (Haw. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “nt insurance benefits [f]or any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has been discharged for misconduct connected with work, and until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the discharge occurred, been paid wages in covered…”
Akiba v. Waiolena, 12 P.3d 362 (Haw. App. 2000). · cites it 6× “Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 383-22(b) (1993) establishes the method for computing the amount of unemployment insurance benefits that a qualified individual is entitled to receive.”
Berkoff v. Hasegawa, 514 P.2d 575 (Haw. 1973). · cites it 3× “HRS § 383-22(b) provides that the weekly benefit amount shall be “an amount equal to one twenty-fifth of his total wages for insured work paid during the calendar quarter of his base period in which such total wages were highest.”
Rife v. Akiba, 912 P.2d 581 (Haw. App. 1996). “For any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has left the individual’s work voluntarily without good cause, and continuing until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the voluntary separation occurred, been paid wages in covered…”
Medeiros v. Labor & Indus. Relations, 118 P.3d 1201 (Haw. 2005). “For any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has been discharged for misconduct connected with work, and until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the discharge occurred, been paid wages in covered employment equal to not less than…”
Agsalud v. Cent. Transp. Co., 714 P.2d 520 (Haw. 1986). · cites it 4× “” HRS § 383-22(b). Since the employer reported the employee’s wages for the calendar year as his wages for the last quarter of 1982, the department was without information needed to determine what Samson Palakiko should receive.”
Medeiros v. Hawai'i Dep't of Labor & Indus. Relations, 118 P.3d 1201 (Haw. 2005). “For any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has been discharged for misconduct connected with work, and until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the discharge occurred, been paid wages in covered employment equal to not less than…”
Choi v. Tachibana Enter., LLC, 590 P.3d 328 (Haw. 2026). · cites it 2× “For any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has been discharged for misconduct connected with work, and until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the discharge occurred, been paid wages in covered employment equal to not less than…”
Nishi v. Dep't of Labor & Indus. Relations, 510 P.3d 1135 (Haw. App. 2022). “in which the individual has left the individual's work voluntarily without good cause, and continuing until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the voluntary separation occurred, been paid wages in covered employment equal to not less than five times the…”
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 383-22(b): 9 cases
Keanini v. Akiba, 996 P.2d 280 (Haw. App. 2000). “nt insurance benefits [f]or any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has been discharged for misconduct connected with work, and until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the discharge occurred, been paid wages in covered…”
Akiba v. Waiolena, 12 P.3d 362 (Haw. App. 2000). “Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 383-22(b) (1993) establishes the method for computing the amount of unemployment insurance benefits that a qualified individual is entitled to receive.”
Berkoff v. Hasegawa, 514 P.2d 575 (Haw. 1973). “HRS § 383-22(b) provides that the weekly benefit amount shall be “an amount equal to one twenty-fifth of his total wages for insured work paid during the calendar quarter of his base period in which such total wages were highest.”
Rife v. Akiba, 912 P.2d 581 (Haw. App. 1996). “For any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has left the individual’s work voluntarily without good cause, and continuing until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the voluntary separation occurred, been paid wages in covered…”
Medeiros v. Labor & Indus. Relations, 118 P.3d 1201 (Haw. 2005). “For any week beginning on and after October 1, 1989, in which the individual has been discharged for misconduct connected with work, and until the individual has, subsequent to the week in which the discharge occurred, been paid wages in covered employment equal to not less than…”
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