Case: Individual Employment Rights/Whistleblowing (Haw. Ct. App.)

April 17, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai’i partially denied the University of Hawai’i’s motion for summary judgment on claims brought under the Hawai’i Whistleblowers’ Protection Act by a faculty member and director of Pacific emergency management programs, finding that her claims for pay differential for not being named department chair and for earnings disparity from a specific date onward should be allowed to proceed, as these claims weren’t time-barred and either weren’t subject to a collective bargaining agreement or were covered by statutory provisions that superseded the CBA.

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