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Certificate of Employment (for 14- and 15-year-old minors)
When a 14- or 15-year-old minor is hired, the employer is required to obtain a Certificate of Employment before the minor starts working. For the certificate to be issued, either the employer or the minor or other representative may assist in the following:
Obtain an Application for Minor’s Certificate of Employment (form CL-1) from a DLIR Child Labor Office, or on the department’s website at https://labor.hawaii.gov/wsd/forms/. This application must be completed and signed by the employer and a parent or guardian of the minor.
Return the completed application, with an *acceptable proof of age document, either in person or by mail. You may FAX the application, but the original application must be returned to the nearest DLIR Child Labor Office for a certificate to be issued. If the hours of work are approved and the work is not hazardous or prohibited, a temporary authorization slip will be issued, and a Certificate of Employment will be mailed to the employer. The minor may start working upon receipt of either a temporary authorization slip or the Certificate of Employment.
If the minor works for a new employer or in a new occupation, this same procedure must be followed again.
Certificate of Age (for 16- and 17-year-old minors)
APPLY ONLINE at https://dlir.state.hi.us/labor/wsd/youth_cert/youth_request.cfm.
The Certificate of Age (eCL-3) is valid only when accompanied by an approved proof of age document, which are both presented to the employer at the time of hire. No promise of a job is needed to obtain this certificate. The minor will be issued a Certificate of Age to use until age 18.
There are no restrictions on hours except when the minor is required to be in school. When the minor is hired, the employer is required to: (1) verify the minor’s name and birth date on the Certificate of Age with the proof of age document; (2) record the Certificate of Age number; and (3) return the Certificate of Age and proof of age document to the minor.