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28 April 2020

Hawaii will waive interest and penalties for late SUI returns and contributions due to COVID-19

According to the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the first-quarter 2020 state unemployment insurance (SUI) contribution and wage report is still due April 30, 2020, employers unable to make their full or partial SUI tax payment for first quarter will not be charged penalties or interest for failure to pay timely if payment is made by May 31, 2020.

Employers unable to pay by May 31, 2020 may set up a payment plan. (COVID-19: employer unemployment insurance FAQs; governor's executive order 20-02.)

Hawaii Governor David Ige's Executive Order 20-02 instructed the Department to extend SUI deadlines to the extent necessary for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency.

For more information on the Department's response to COVID-19, see the Department's website.

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