STAND. COM. REP. NO. 854-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2123
                                     H.D. 2




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2123, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WAGES AND TIPS OF EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prevent unfair and deceptive
business practices by requiring hotels or restaurants that apply
a service charge for the sale of food or beverage, to disclose to
the purchaser that the service charge is being used to pay for
costs or expenses other than wages and tips of employees, if the
employer does not distribute the service charge to its employees.

     The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union and
numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2123, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2123, H.D.
2.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair