S.B. 789 Summary

• Establishes annual minimum wage increases from January 1, 2020 through January 1, 2024, with specific dollar amounts to be filled in by the legislature for each year.

• Creates a lower minimum wage tier for employees who receive employer-sponsored health coverage under Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act, with reduced rates from 2020-2024.

• Eliminates provisions allowing subminimum wages for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by old age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury, bringing persons with disabilities under standard minimum wage requirements.

• Restricts special minimum wage certificates (previously available for learners, apprentices, students, and paroled individuals) to only those categories, removing the disability exemption.

• Takes effect January 1, 2050.