Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 933, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that prevailing wage benefits to laborers and mechanics performing work on public work projects extends also to laborers and mechanics working on public work projects off of the job site.

The measure also requires governmental contracting agencies making accrued payments withheld under the terms of a public work contract to make such payments to laborers and mechanics and their required assistants, helpers, tenders, or apprentices.

Your Committee finds that this measure provides clarity and equity to the existing provisions of Chapter 104, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 933, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.