CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 18

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1149
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1149, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE LAWS," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify that attorney's
fees and other costs of the opposing party shall not be assessed
against the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations in cases
involving the collection of unpaid wages.

     This measure also clarifies penalties and suspension
provisions with regards to violations of the laws relating to
wages and hours on public works projects.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this measure by:


 
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     (1)  Clarifying the provisions relating to suspension from
          work on public contracts for a third violation;

     (2)  Clarifying that each violation refers to each
          investigation involving one or more projects; 

     (3)  Clarifying that offense means each section of the wage
          and hour laws under which the contractor is cited; 

     (4)  Deleting the proviso that suspensions for a first or
          second violation shall not exceed three years; and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity
          and style.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1149, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1149, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair      BOB NAKATA, Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair         MARSHALL K. IGE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
KENNY GOODENOW, Member             LES IHARA, JR., Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
TOM OKAMURA, Member                BRIAN KANNO, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
DAVID A. PENDLETON, Member         SAM SLOM, Member

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