# Hawaii — Wage garnishment limits and exempt earnings by state

For Hawaii, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is five per cent of the first $100 per month, ten per cent of the next $100 per month, and twenty per cent of all sums in excess of $200 per month; statute is §652-1, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

- **State:** Hawaii _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take:** five per cent of the first $100 per month, ten per cent of the next $100 per month, and twenty per cent of all sums in excess of $200 per month _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** §652-1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> five per cent of the first $100 per month, ten per cent of the next $100 per month, and twenty per cent of all sums in excess of $200 per month, or an equivalent portion of the above amount per week, whether then or thereafter to become owing. The property or

## Source

- https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0652/HRS_0652-0001.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-02-25.
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