Wage Determination HI20260001 Jan 16 2026.pdf

This is a General Decision (Wage Determination) document for Hawaii construction projects, effective January 16, 2026, superseding the prior determination HI20250001. The determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for building construction, residential construction (single-family homes and apartments up to four stories), heavy construction, highway construction, and dredging projects across all Hawaii counties.

The wage determination includes detailed hourly rates and fringe benefit percentages for numerous construction trade classifications, including asbestos workers, boilermakers, bricklayers, tile and marble workers, carpenters, drywall workers, electricians, line construction workers, elevator mechanics, engineers with diving specialties, helicopter operators, power equipment operators (with extensive subclassifications for equipment types), dredging operators, ironworkers, laborers (with multiple subclassifications), painters, glaziers, plasterers, plumbers, pipefitters, roofers, sheet metal workers, and landscape/irrigation laborers. Rates range from approximately $9.33 to $81.72 per hour for base wages, with fringe benefits typically ranging from 1.20% to 43.46% depending on the classification. The determination also specifies hourly premiums for crane operators with booms and leads exceeding specified lengths. Two executive orders are referenced: EO 13706 regarding paid sick leave for federal contractors (requiring one hour per 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually) and EO 13658 establishing a minimum wage of $13.30 per hour for covered workers on Davis-Bacon Act contracts. The document provides guidance on wage determination appeals processes and rate identifier explanations for union, survey-based, state-adopted, and supplemental classifications.