Report Exposure: Department of Health, Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response

Phone: 1-800-222-1222 (Hawaii Poison Control Center)
Report Online: https://health.hawaii.gov/heer/reporting/report-a-pesticide-poisoning/

Pesticide Reporting Requirements

Required to Report: Yes
What to Report?: Any Pesticide-Related Exposure
Timeframe to Report Injury or Exposure: 24 Hours
Who is Required to Report?: Physicians, Laboratories.
Additional Info:

For reporting purposes, pesticide and heavy metal poisoning include acute poisoning or any subacute illness caused by, or believed to be caused by, these toxic agents. Alternative Method: 1. Report by phone to the Hawaii Department of Health 1 (808) 586-4249 on O‘ahu, or 1-800-468-4644 ext 64249 # from the Neighbor Islands.2. Fill out from from web site and mail to the  Hawaii Department of Health.

WPS Enforcement

Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency:

Department of Agriculture: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/pest/pesticide-branch-contacts/

Legal Services Referral for Violations:

Legal Aid Society of Hawaii at 808-536-4302 (http://www.legalaidhawaii.org)

Coverage for Farm Workers: Required
Limitations: farmworkers are not separately mentioned
Statute: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 386-1 (2008)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers: Not Defined in Statue or Case Law
Case Law: There is no case law answering this question.
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers: There is no case law answering this question.
Additional Information: If employee works for employer through an independent contractor (farm labor contractor), the independent contractor must provide workers' comp. The employer/grower may be secondarily liable if the independent contractor fails to provide workers' comp. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 386-1 (2003) definition of "employee."
Online Forms: Forms
State Workers’ Compensation Website: State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations