STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1146

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1561

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1561 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish labor representation procedures in real property development projects in which the State or counties have an ongoing proprietary interest.

     ILWU Local 142 and the Hawaii State AFL-CIO supported this bill.  The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations opposed this measure. 

     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. 1561 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair