About Hawaii Employer Hub

A free resource for Hawaii business owners — built by the people who've been doing this since 1969.

Why We Built This

Running a small business in Hawaii is complicated. You're dealing with the Prepaid Health Care Act, Temporary Disability Insurance, GET, state income tax withholding, unemployment insurance — layers of requirements that don't exist anywhere else in the country.

Most online payroll resources are written for a national audience. They explain federal requirements clearly but barely touch on what makes Hawaii different. We built Hawaii Employer Hub to change that.

Every guide on this site is written specifically for Hawaii employers — with the state-specific rules, the deadlines, the rates, and the consequences that actually apply to businesses operating in the Islands.

Who We Are

Hawaii Employer Hub is a resource by Pacific Data Services, a Honolulu-based payroll and bookkeeping company founded in 1969 by Phil Bennet. We've been processing payroll for Hawaii businesses — restaurants, contractors, retail, healthcare, nonprofits — for over 55 years.

We're not a national software company trying to understand Hawaii from the mainland. We're a local business, doing business in Hawaii, helping other local businesses navigate the same rules we deal with every day.

About Pacific Data Services: Family-owned, no contracts, no hidden fees. We process payroll, handle tax deposits and filings, manage TDI and workers' comp coordination, and provide bookkeeping services for businesses across Oahu and the neighbor islands.

What You'll Find Here

Our guides cover:

A Note on Accuracy

We update our guides when laws change. Hawaii employment law moves fast — minimum wage schedules, new regulations, court decisions. We do our best to keep content current, and each article includes a "last updated" date.

That said, this site provides general information only. It's not legal or tax advice. If you have a specific situation, please consult a qualified Hawaii attorney or CPA — or talk to us directly about your payroll needs.

Need Help With Hawaii Payroll?

That's what we do. Pacific Data Services handles payroll for Hawaii businesses of all sizes — from 2 employees to 200+.

Local. Trusted. No contracts.

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Why Work With a Local Hawaii Partner?

National payroll and bookkeeping platforms are built for the average business in an average state. Hawaii is neither. GET, TDI, the Prepaid Health Care Act, multi-island operations, seasonal tourism cash flow — these are Hawaii realities that a platform built in San Francisco or New York handles as an edge case, if at all.

PDS is different because we are from here. We have worked with Hawaii businesses across every industry — hospitality, construction, retail, healthcare, professional services — for more than 55 years. We know your neighbors. We know the industries. We know what a slow February in Kona means for payroll timing, and we know how to set up your books to survive it.

Real Service, Real People

When you call PDS, you reach someone who knows your account and your business, not a support queue in another time zone. We know our clients by name, not by account number.

Local Knowledge

Hawaii has payroll and tax requirements that do not exist anywhere else in the country. We handle them every day — GET, TDI, PHCA, county surcharges, Hawaii-specific filing schedules — without you having to explain what they are.

Flexibility to Adapt

Your business changes. A national platform's pricing tiers and feature limitations do not care. PDS adapts to your situation — whether you have two employees or two hundred, one location or several.

Not a National Corporation

We are not ADP. We are not Gusto. We are not a software company that also processes payroll. We are a Hawaii business that has served other Hawaii businesses since 1969 — and that distinction matters when something needs to get handled correctly.