HB 727 Summary

• Increases Hawaii's minimum wage from $10.10 per hour to $11.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2020, with subsequent increases to $13.00 (2021), $14.50 (2022), $16.00 (2023), and $17.00 (2024).

• Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate annually beginning September 30, 2024, based on the Honolulu Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, rounded to the nearest five cents.

• Restricts annual minimum wage adjustments to a maximum increase of 10 percent per year and maintains wage rates that do not decrease from year to year.

• Repeals the tip credit provisions that previously allowed employers to pay tipped employees less than the minimum wage.

• Takes effect on July 1, 2019.