Relief from retaliatory actions
HRS §46-180
in effect46-180. Relief from retaliatory actions
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, contract, or agency relationship because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others in furtherance of an action under section 46-175 or other efforts to stop or address any conduct described in section 46-171(a).
(b) Relief under subsection (a) shall include
reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or
agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back
pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages
sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and
reasonable attorney's fees. An action for relief from retaliatory actions
under subsection (a) may be brought in the appropriate court of this State for
the relief provided in this part.
(c) An action for relief from retaliatory
actions under subsection (a) shall be brought within three years of the
retaliatory conduct upon which the action is based.
[L 2012, c 294, pt of §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0046/HRS_0046-0180.htmFetched: 11/10/2026