Hawaii
For Hawaii, what the law prohibits is (14) Discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten any adverse employment action against an employee because the employee declines to: (A) Attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting, or any portion of a meeting, that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters; or (B) Receive or listen to a communication from the employer that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters;; exceptions is provided that this paragraph shall not limit the rights of an employer to conduct meetings or to engage in communications involving political matters as long as attendance by the employees is wholly voluntary; statute is §377-6, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Hawaii our reading
- What the law prohibits
- (14) Discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten any adverse employment action against an employee because the employee declines to: (A) Attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting, or any portion of a meeting, that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters; or (B) Receive or listen to a communication from the employer that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters; verified
- Exceptions
- provided that this paragraph shall not limit the rights of an employer to conduct meetings or to engage in communications involving political matters as long as attendance by the employees is wholly voluntary. verified
- Statute
- §377-6 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(14) Discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten any adverse employment action against an employee because the employee declines to: (A) Attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting, or any portion of a meeting, that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters; or (B) Receive or listen to a communication from the employer that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters;
— capitol.hawaii.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
What the law prohibits
(14) Discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten any adverse employment action against an employee because the employee declines to: (A) Attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting, or any portion of a meeting, that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters; or (B) Receive or listen to a communication from the employer that communicates the opinion of the employer about political matters;
Exceptions
provided that this paragraph shall not limit the rights of an employer to conduct meetings or to engage in communications involving political matters as long as attendance by the employees is wholly voluntary.
Statute
§377-6 Unfair labor practices of employers.
— all from capitol.hawaii.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- capitol.hawaii.govhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0377/HRS_0377-0006.htm