State enforcement profile · #25 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US
Hawaii — high violations-per-inspection rate
Hawaii cites 2.31 violations per inspection vs a 2.26 national inspection-weighted average — 9,120 violations across 3,949 inspections.
- 2,205
- Employers
- 3,949
- Inspections
- $12.7M
- OSHA penalties
- $21.3M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Hawaii ranks #25 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 9,120 violations cited across 3,949 inspections and $21.3M in wages recovered for workers.
- #25
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.31
- violations per inspection
- $6K
- avg penalty per employer
- 758
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 43% of the penalty dollars recorded for Hawaii: only employers with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in Wage & Hour back wages. On every recorded penalty dollar it would rank #30 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book HI · Hawaii ABOVE-US · MID-PPE
#25/56 · 3,949 insp · $12.7M
- BOOK 2,205 employers
- INSP 3,949 inspections
- RANK #25 of 56
- PEN $12.7M
- RATE 2.31 viol/insp
- VS-US ABOVE-US
- WHD $21.3M
- PHOTO Mississippi
Nearest employer-book peer: Mississippi ($1.5M penalty gap)
Hawaii ranks #25 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 9,120 violations cited across 3,949 inspections and $21.3M in wages recovered for workers. OSHA IMIS + DOL WHD citation stamps for this jurisdiction. Read with this state → · Worst-cited employer → · Similar-footprint state → · Compare employers →
Hawaii in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- CT
Connecticut
$28,093,932 penalties
- HI (this)
Hawaii
$12,747,010 penalties
- MS $11,202,780
Mississippi
$11,202,780 penalties
- LA $8,606,071
Louisiana
$8,606,071 penalties
- UT $6,700,454
Utah
$6,700,454 penalties
- IN $6,042,679
Indiana
$6,042,679 penalties
What this shows Hawaii carries $12.7M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #25 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Hawaii ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$5,781 Bottom 46% least affordable more affordable than 46% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions
Each bar is a $2K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026
Do more violations mean harsher penalties?
Each dot is one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions with both violation and penalty data, placed by total violations cited and the average current penalty per violation. The highlighted dot is Hawaii.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Hawaii
Ranked by combined OSHA penalties and DOL Wage & Hour Division back wages. Some employers below have wage-theft cases with zero OSHA safety violations, or vice versa; check the Inspections/Violations columns before drawing safety conclusions.
All employers in Hawaii
Industries in Hawaii
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Hawaii.
Top Cities in Hawaii
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Hawaii (of 39 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Hawaii: nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties and by violations per inspection. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer-book peers above.
Similar total OSHA penalties
Nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties ($12.7M here).
Similar violations per inspection
States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.31 here vs 2.26 US average).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →