Hawaii maternity leave: TDI pregnancy benefits

Hawaii has no paid leave to bond with your baby. The legal maximum for your own health condition is 26 weeks, and medical and family leave together are capped at 26 weeks a year.

TDI only (statutory plan): 58% of your average weekly wage, rounded up to the next dollar, max $871/week in 2026, for up to 26 weeks while a doctor certifies you can't work, including pregnancy and childbirth recovery. Approved employer plans may pay differently. No paid bonding leave. The weekly maximum in 2026 is $871, a ceiling rather than a typical benefit.

TDI itself does not protect your job. The Hawaii Family Leave Law (HRS ch. 398) gives up to 4 weeks a year of job-protected family leave, including for the birth of a child, if your employer has 100+ employees in Hawaii and you've worked there 6 consecutive months. That leave is unpaid unless you use accrued leave, and you can use up to 10 days of accrued sick leave for it. Federal FMLA (50+ employees, 12 months/1,250 hours) may also apply.

To get TDI you must have at least 14 weeks of Hawaii employment in which you were paid for 20+ hours, have earned at least $400 in the 52 weeks before the disability, and be in current employment (or have left work no more than 2 weeks before the disability began). Your disability, including pregnancy, must be certified by a provider. Employers must provide the coverage; some workers (e.g., federal employees, commission-only real estate and insurance agents) are excluded.

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for a birth and to care for the newborn, or for their own serious health condition, including pregnancy complications and recovery from childbirth. Health coverage continues during leave, and you return to the same or an equivalent job.