Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-61
As used in this part:
"Employee" means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract for hire, written or oral, express or implied. Employee includes a person employed by the State or a political subdivision of the State.
"Employer" means a person who has one or more employees. Employer includes an agent of an employer or of the State or a political subdivision of the State.
"Person" means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.
"Public body" means:
(1) A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, committee, council, authority, or other body in the executive branch of state government;
(2) An agency, board, commission, committee, council, member, or employee of the legislative branch of the state government;
(3) A county, city, intercounty, intercity, or regional governing body, a council, special district, or municipal corporation, or a board, department, commission, committee, council, agency, or any member or employee thereof;
(4) Any other body which is created by state or local authority or which is primarily funded by or through state or local authority, or any member or employee of that body;
(5) A law enforcement agency or any member or employee of a law enforcement agency; or
(6) The judiciary and any member or employee of the judiciary.
"Public employee" means any employee of the State or any county, or the political subdivision and agencies of the State or any county, any employee under contract with the State or any county, any civil service employee, any probationary or provisional employee of the State or county, and any employee of any general contractor or subcontractor undertaking the execution of a contract with a governmental contracting agency, as defined in section 104-1.
"Public employer" means the State and any county, the political subdivisions and agencies of the State and any county, and any general contractor or subcontractor undertaking the execution of a contract with a governmental contracting agency, as defined in section 104-1, and includes any agent thereof.
HRS § 378-61