§78-17 Payment of salaries or wages upon discharge from service. Whenever in any case, and for whatever cause, the employment of any officer, agent, employee, or other person in the public service is discharged, the discharged person shall be paid immediately upon the approval of the head of the department in which the person was engaged whatever salary or wages that are due the person. [L 1941, c 285, §1; RL 1945, §456; RL 1955, §5-18; HRS §78-17; am L 2000, c 253, §78]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 7. Public Officers and Employees
78-1 Citizenship and residence; exceptions.
78-2.6 Prospective employees; suitability for public employment.
78-2.7 Criminal history record checks.
78-2.8 Public employees; termination.
78-3.1 Whistleblowers; notice.
78-3.5 Experimental modernization projects.
78-3.6 Experimental modernization projects; county boards of water supply.
78-4 Boards and commissions; service limited.
78-8 Persons subject to sections 78-8 to 78-11.
78-9 Failure to appear or testify, termination of employment.
78-12 Salary withheld for indebtedness to the government.
78-16.5 Pay of officers and employees on active military service and other periods.
78-17 Payment of salaries or wages upon discharge from service.
78-21 Limitation of liability.
78-23.6 Leave of absence to serve as bone marrow donor or organ donor.
78-24 Injured employee; liability of third persons.
78-25 Credits for employees receiving workers' compensation benefits; wage supplement.
78-27 Temporary inter- and intra-governmental assignments and exchanges.
78-28 In-service training programs.
78-29 Incentive and service awards.
78-31 Paid leave; education of children.
78-32 Payment of approved travel costs for public officers and employees.
78-52 Peer support counseling; sessions.
78-53 Pretax transportation benefit program.
78-64 New employees; orientation on benefits and rights.
78-65 County mayors; outside employment and emoluments prohibited.