(a) In the case of an individual who has established a benefit year prior to January 2, 1966, the individual’s weekly benefit amount shall be the amount appearing in column B in the table in this section on the line on which, in column A of the table, there appears the total wages paid to the individual for insured work in that quarter of the individual’s base period in which the total wages were highest.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-22

  • Benefit year: means a period of fifty-two consecutive weeks beginning with the first day of the week in which an individual files a new valid claim for benefits; except that the benefit year shall be fifty-three weeks if the filing of a new valid claim would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a previously filed new claim. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-1
  • Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-1
  • Calendar quarter: means the period of three consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31, or the equivalent thereof, as the department may by rule prescribe. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-1
  • Employment: includes , but is not limited to, any service performed prior to January 1, 1978, which was employment as defined in this section prior to such date and, subject to the other provisions of this section, service performed after December 31, 1977, by an employee as defined in section 3306(i) and (o) of the federal Unemployment Tax Act, including service in interstate commerce. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-2
  • Insured work: means employment for employers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-1
(b) In the case of an individual whose benefit year begins after January 4, 1992, the individual’s weekly benefit amount shall be, except as otherwise provided in this section, an amount equal to one twenty-first of the individual’s total wages for insured work paid during the calendar quarter of the individual’s base period in which such total wages were highest. The weekly benefit amount, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1. If an individual’s weekly benefit amount is less than $5, it shall be $5. The maximum weekly benefit amount shall be determined annually as follows: On or before November 30 of each year the total remuneration paid by employers, as reported on contribution reports submitted on or before such date, with respect to all employment during the four consecutive calendar quarters ending on June 30 of the year shall be divided by the average monthly number of individuals performing services in the employment during the same four calendar quarters as reported on the contribution reports. The amount thus obtained shall be divided by fifty-two and the average weekly wage (rounded to the nearest cent) thus determined. For benefit years beginning January 1, 1992, but prior to January 1, 2008, and beginning again on January 1, 2012, but prior to April 1, 2012, then beginning again on January 1, 2013, seventy per cent of the average weekly wage shall constitute the maximum weekly benefit amount and shall apply to all claims for benefits filed by an individual qualifying for payment at the maximum weekly benefit amount in the benefit year commencing on or after the first day of the calendar year immediately following the determination of the maximum weekly benefit amount. For benefit years beginning January 1, 2008, and ending December 31, 2011, and beginning again on April 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2012, seventy-five per cent of the average weekly wage shall constitute the maximum weekly benefit amount and shall apply to all claims for benefits filed by an individual qualifying for payment at the maximum weekly benefit amount in the benefit year commencing on or after the first day of the calendar year immediately following the determination of the maximum weekly benefit amount. The maximum weekly benefit amount, if not a multiple of $1, shall be computed to the next higher multiple of $1.

(Column A)

High Quarter Wages

(Column B)

Basic Weekly Benefit

(Column C)

Minimum Qualifying Wages

(Column D)

Maximum Total Benefits in Benefit Year

$ 37.50 – 125.00

$ 5.00

$ 150.00

$ 130.00

125.01 – 150.00

6.00

180.00

156.00

150.01 – 175.00

7.00

210.00

182.00

175.01 – 200.00

8.00

240.00

208.00

200.01 – 225.00

9.00

270.00

234.00

225.01 – 250.00

10.00

300.00

260.00

250.01 – 275.00

11.00

330.00

286.00

275.01 – 300.00

12.00

360.00

312.00

300.01 – 325.00

13.00

390.00

338.00

325.01 – 350.00

14.00

420.00

364.00

350.01 – 375.00

15.00

450.00

390.00

375.01 – 400.00

16.00

480.00

416.00

400.01 – 425.00

17.00

510.00

442.00

425.01 – 450.00

18.00

540.00

468.00

450.01 – 475.00

19.00

570.00

494.00

475.01 – 500.00

20.00

600.00

520.00

500.01 – 525.00

21.00

630.00

546.00

525.01 – 550.00

22.00

660.00

572.00

550.01 – 575.00

23.00

690.00

598.00

575.01 – 600.00

24.00

720.00

624.00

600.01 – 625.00

25.00

750.00

650.00

625.01 – 650.00

26.00

780.00

676.00

650.01 – 675.00

27.00

810.00

702.00

675.01 – 700.00

28.00

840.00

728.00

700.01 – 725.00

29.00

870.00

754.00

725.01 – 750.00

30.00

900.00

780.00

750.01 – 775.00

31.00

930.00

806.00

775.01 – 800.00

32.00

960.00

832.00

800.01 – 825.00

33.00

990.00

858.00

825.01 – 850.00

34.00

1020.00

884.00

850.01 – 875.00

35.00

1050.00

910.00

875.01 – 900.00

36.00

1080.00

936.00

900.01 – 925.00

37.00

1110.00

962.00

925.01 – 950.00

38.00

1140.00

988.00

950.01 – 975.00

39.00

1170.00

1014.00

975.01 -1000.00

40.00

1200.00

1040.00

1000.01 -1025.00

41.00

1230.00

1066.00

1025.01 -1050.00

42.00

1260.00

1092.00

1050.01 -1075.00

43.00

1290.00

1118.00

1075.01 -1100.00

44.00

1320.00

1144.00

1100.01 -1125.00

45.00

1350.00

1170.00

1125.01 -1150.00

46.00

1380.00

1196.00

1150.01 -1175.00

47.00

1410.00

1222.00

1175.01 -1200.00

48.00

1440.00

1248.00

1200.01 -1225.00

49.00

1470.00

1274.00

1225.01 -1250.00

50.00

1500.00

1300.00

1250.01 -1275.00

51.00

1530.00

1326.00

1275.01 -1300.00

52.00

1560.00

1352.00

1300.01 -1325.00

53.00

1590.00

1378.00

1325.01 -1350.00

54.00

1620.00

1404.00

1350.01 and over

55.00

1650.00

1430.00.