§388-2  Semimonthly payday.  (a)  Every
employer shall pay all wages due to the employer's employees at least twice
during each calendar month, on regular paydays designated in advance by the
employer, in lawful money of the United States or with checks convertible into
cash on demand at full face value thereof; provided that when a majority of an
employer's employees or a majority of the employees in a collective bargaining
unit recognized by an employer or established by law elect, in a secret ballot
election under procedures approved by the director of labor and industrial
relations, to be paid once a month on a regularly scheduled basis, the
employees shall be paid on such monthly basis.  The elections shall not be held
more frequently than once in every two years and each election shall be valid
for a period of two years.



(b)  The earned wages of all employees shall be
due and payable within seven days after the end of each pay period.



(c)  The director may, upon application showing
good and sufficient reasons, permit an employer to:



(1)  Establish regular paydays less frequently than
semimonthly provided that the employee shall be paid in full at least once each
calendar month on a regularly established schedule;



(2)  Pay earned wages within fifteen days after the
end of each pay period. [L 1963, c 158, pt of §3; am L 1964, c 20, §2; Supp,
§95-2; HRS §388-2; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 32, §1]