STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2190

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.C.R. No. 117

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Government Operations, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 117 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE EXEMPTIONS TO HAWAII'S MINIMUM WAGE LAW,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to conduct a study of the exemptions to Hawaii's minimum wage law.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Democratic Party of Hawaii Labor Caucus, Imua Alliance, Democratic Party of Hawai'i Education Caucus, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the exemptions to Hawaii's minimum wage law, including the exemptions from the definition of "employee" in section 387-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, should be evaluated to determine if modifications are appropriate to ensure that working families are able to meet their basic needs as Hawaii's high cost of living continues to increase.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 117 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Government Operations,

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SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI, Chair