Comp Benefit Caps

All states

Workers' comp benefit limits in Hawaii

$1,240.00maximum a week for temporary total disability for injuries from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

A rough estimate: sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of your average weekly wages, capped at the $1,240.00 maximum. Your insurer or the state agency figures the actual amount.

The rules

Maximum weekly benefit (temporary total disability)
1,240.00 (2026 WC maximum weekly benefit amount)1
How the benefit is figured
sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of your average weekly wages2
Waiting period
three-day waiting period2
Next change: DLIR publishes the maximum weekly benefit for each calendar year. Expected 1 January 2027.1

Questions about a claim go to the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division.

Sources

  1. 2026 Maximum Weekly Wage Base and Weekly Benefit Amount (December 10, 2025), Hawaii DLIR Disability Compensation Division, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Frequently Asked Questions, Hawaii DLIR Disability Compensation Division, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.