Hawaii Employer Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Hawaii Employer Kit 2027, 2027 Payroll Rate Change, 2027 Payroll Tax Setup)

Who it is for

Owners and bookkeepers running payroll for employees in Hawaii, from 2027 rate changes to unemployment tax setup.

Not the right fit if

Your employees don't work in Hawaii, or a payroll provider already handles these filings for you. Not a payroll service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Hawaii kits are built only from our Hawaii data files: Hawaii data files, checked November 2026 against 15 official pages, among them Hawaii DLIR: New for Employer Registration; Hawaii DLIR: Tax Rate Schedule and Weekly Benefit Amount; Hawaii Revised Statutes 576D-16: Duty of employers to report new hires; Hawaii DLIR: Handbook for Employers, Unemployment Insurance; Hawaii Department of Taxation: Booklet A, Employer's Tax Guide (Rev. 2025); Hawaii DLIR: Minimum Wage and Overtime; U.S. Department of Labor: State Minimum Wage Laws (updated November 5, 2026); U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (revised July 1, 2026), plus NCSL (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read.
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist and 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist cover every state; the Hawaii kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Hawaii Employer Compliance Kit 2027. The 2027 employer rules for Hawaii in one package: SUTA wage base; 2.4% new employer rate; new hires reported in 20 days; $16.00 minimum wage. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Division, Hawaii Revised Statutes 576D-16, Hawaii Disability Compensation Division (DLIR). What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: DLIR's employer registration page: register online (future hire dates aren't accepted); taxable wage base for 2027: Not announced yet when we checked in November 2026; taxable wage base for 2026 (the latest published): $64,500 per employee in 2026; new employer tax rate: 2.4% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: DLIR: form UC-B6 and all contributions and assessments are due by the end of the month after the quarter; liable employers file every quarter even with no payroll; state income tax withholding: State income tax applies; report each new hire to the state: Within 20 days of hire; e-Verify for private employers: No state law requires private employers in Hawaii to use E-Verify: NCSL's State E-Verify Action summary (secondary source, checked November 2026) doesn't list Hawaii among the 22 states that require E-Verify of any employer; minimum wage now (2026): $16.00 an hour; minimum wage change in 2027: $16.00 an hour; no scheduled change in our data; tipped employees: Cash wage of at least $14.75 an hour in 2027, with tips making up the rest; paid sick leave: No statewide paid sick leave law for private employers; meal breaks for adults: no state rule; No meal break requirement for adults; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; No rest break requirement for adults; breaks for workers under 18: 14- and 15-year-olds get a 30-minute rest or meal period after 5 consecutive hours of work; workers' compensation insurance: Any employer with one or more employees, other than those excluded by section 386-1; final pay when you let someone go: In full at the time of discharge, or not later than the next working day; final pay when an employee quits: In full no later than the next regular payday; state copies of W-2s and 1099s: File Form N-196 with the state copies of federal Forms 1099 (the form lists 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC among them) by February 28. 11 dates our Hawaii files state: 4 quarterly due dates from Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Division;
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist. Change pay rates on the right date, tell your staff and swap the poster, with every state's 2027 rate in one workbook.
• 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist. Get state unemployment accounts, rates, wage bases and quarterly dates right before the first 2027 payroll.