STAND. COM. REP. NO.  642

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1572

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 1572, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish the Hawaii Economic Security Working Group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to analyze and make recommendations regarding economic health and stability in light of future automation, globalization, and disruptive innovation.

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, and Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and University of Hawaii provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1572, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair