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HI Rev Stat § 368-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|368. Civil Rights Commission|368-14 Commission hearings.

 §368-14 Commission hearings. (a) If, fifteen days after service of the final conciliation demand, the commission finds that conciliation will not resolve the complaint, the commission shall appoint a hearings examiner and schedule a contested case hearing that shall be held in accordance with chapter 91. The case in support of the complaint shall be presented at the hearing by counsel provided by the commission. Following the completion of the contested case hearing, the hearings examiner shall issue a proposed decision containing a statement of reasons including a determination of each issue of fact or law necessary to the proposed decision which shall be served upon the parties. Any party adversely affected by the proposed decision may file exceptions and present argument to the commission which shall consider the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by the parties. If the commission finds that unlawful discrimination has occurred, the commission shall issue a decision and order in accordance with chapter 91 requiring the respondent to cease the unlawful practice and to take appropriate remedial action. If there is no finding of discrimination, the commission shall issue an order dismissing the case.  (b) At any time after a complaint is filed, the commission may file a petition in the circuit court in the circuit in which the subject of the complaint occurred, or in the circuit in which a respondent resides or transacts business, seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of proceedings under this chapter, including an order or decree restraining the respondent from doing or procuring any act tending to render ineffectual any order the commission may enter with respect to the complaint. The court may grant the temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper, but no relief or order extending beyond five days shall be granted except by consent of the respondent or after hearing upon notice to the respondent and a finding by the court that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice.  If a complaint is dismissed by final order of the commission or a court after a court has granted temporary relief or a restraining order under this subsection, the respondent is entitled to recover from the State damages and costs, not to exceed a total of $500, sustained by reason of the temporary relief or restraining order in an action in the court that granted the temporary relief or restraining order. [L 1989, c 386, pt of §1; am L 1991, c 252, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 368-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|368. Civil Rights Commission|368-15 Compliance review.

 §368-15 Compliance review. At any time in its discretion but not later than one year from the date of a conciliation agreement, predetermination settlement, or after the date of a commission's order to cease an unlawful practice and to take appropriate remedy, the commission shall investigate whether the terms of the agreement, settlement, or order are being complied with by the respondent. Upon a finding that the terms of the agreement, settlement, or the terms of the commission's order, are not being complied with by the respondent, the commission shall take affirmative action as authorized in section 368-3. [L 1989, c 386, pt of §1; am L 1991, c 252, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 368-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|368. Civil Rights Commission|368-17 Remedies.

 §368-17 Remedies. (a) The remedies ordered by the commission or the court under this chapter may include compensatory and punitive damages and legal and equitable relief, including, but not limited to:  (1) Hiring, reinstatement, or upgrading of employees with or without back pay;  (2) Admission or restoration of individuals to labor organization membership, admission to or participation in a guidance program, apprenticeship training program, on-the-job training program, or other occupational training or retraining program, with the utilization of objective criteria in the admission of persons to those programs;  (3) Admission of persons to a public accommodation or an educational institution;  (4) Sale, exchange, lease, rental, assignment, or sublease of real property to a person;  (5) Extension to all persons of the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the respondent;  (6) Reporting as to the manner of compliance;  (7) Requiring the posting of notices in a conspicuous place that the commission may publish or cause to be published setting forth requirements for compliance with civil rights law or other relevant information that the commission determines necessary to explain those laws;  (8) Payment to the complainant of damages for an injury or loss caused by a violation of part I of chapter 489, chapter 515, part I of chapter 378, or this chapter, including a reasonable attorney's fee;  (9) Payment to the complainant of all or a portion of the costs of maintaining the action before the commission, including reasonable attorney's fees and expert witness fees, when the commission determines that award to be appropriate; and  (10) Other relief the commission or the court deems appropriate.  (b) Section 386-5 notwithstanding, a workers' compensation claim or remedy does not bar relief on complaints filed with the commission. [L 1989, c 386, pt of §1; am L 1991, c 252, §7; am L 2001, c 55, §17(5)] Case Notes  Subsection (a) had prospective effect only. 76 H. 454, 879 P.2d 1037 (1994).  Chapter 386 does not bar relief on claims filed with the commission. 85 H. 7, 936 P.2d 643 (1997).  Section permits court to award compensatory and punitive damages in civil actions brought under part I of chapter 378. 85 H. 7, 936 P.2d 643 (1997).  Employer was entitled to a jury trial, under article I, §13 of the Hawaii constitution, with respect to employees' allegation of sexual discrimination and retaliation, as subsection (a) empowered the Hawaii civil rights commission to award legal forms of relief, and, in proceedings before the commission, the employees and executive director claimed legal relief in the form of monetary damages of $400,000 for each employee. 101 H. 438, 71 P.3d 389 (2003).  Cited: 133 H. 332, 328 P.3d 341 (2014).
HI Rev Stat § 371-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-1 Definitions.

Note Sections 371-1 to 371-18 designated as Part I by L 2006, c 290, §2.  §371-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter:  "Appeal board" means the labor and industrial relations [appeals] board.  "Department" means the department of labor and industrial relations.  "Director" means the director of labor and industrial relations.  "Employer" includes every person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment, or of any employee, but shall not include the United States or the State or any political subdivision thereof. [L 1939, c 237, pt of §1; RL 1945, §4101; am L 1955, c 19, §1(a); RL 1955, §88-1; am L 1959, c 264, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §38; HRS §371-1] Revision Note  Definitions rearranged pursuant to §23G-15.
HI Rev Stat § 371-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-2 Definition: references to "this chapter".

 §371-2 Definition: references to "this chapter". Whenever in this chapter reference is made to "this chapter", the term, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes also any other chapter or section of the Revised Statutes amended by Act 237 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 1939, and any other provisions of the Act. [L 1939, c 237, §1(20); RL 1945, §4102; RL 1955, §88-2; HRS §371-2]
HI Rev Stat § 371-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-3 Legal assistance.

 §371-3 Legal assistance. The attorney general shall be the legal advisor to the department of labor and industrial relations, and all legal duties involved in the work of the department shall be performed by the department of the attorney general. [L 1953, c 105, §3; RL 1955, §88-5; HRS §371-3] Cross References  Attorney general, generally, see chapter 28.
HI Rev Stat § 371-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-5 REPEALED.

 §371-5 REPEALED. L 1969, c 244, §1b.
HI Rev Stat § 371-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-6 Powers respecting oaths, subpoenas, etc.; witness fees, expenses, immunities.

 §371-6 Powers respecting oaths, subpoenas, etc.; witness fees, expenses, immunities. In all hearings or investigations conducted by the director of labor and industrial relations, or any of the director's duly authorized subordinates, including a hearings officer appointed by the appeal board under section 371-4, or the appeal board, with respect to any matters cognizable by any of them, each of the officers, and each member of the board, shall have the same powers respecting the administering of oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses, the production of documentary evidence, and examining or causing to be examined witnesses, as are possessed by a circuit court and may take depositions and certify to official acts. The circuit court of any circuit upon application by any of them shall have power to enforce by proper proceedings the attendance and testimony of any witness so subpoenaed. Subpoena and witness fees and mileage in such cases shall be the same as in criminal cases in the circuit courts. Necessary expenses of or in connection with any such hearings or investigations shall be payable from the funds appropriated for expenses of administration for the department of labor and industrial relations.  No person shall be excused from attending or testifying or producing material, books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, before the director, the director's duly authorized subordinate, including a hearings officer appointed by the appeal board under section 371-4, or the appeal board, or in obedience to the subpoena of any of them, in any cause or proceeding before them, on the grounds that the testimony and evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the individual is compelled, after having claimed the individual's privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that the individuals so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying. [L 1939, c 237, §1(8); RL 1945, §4111; RL 1955, §88-12; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §371-6; am L 1973, c 31, pt of §21; gen ch 1985; am L 2009, c 3, §3] Cross References  Hearings, see chapter 91.  Oaths, see § §1-21, 621-12.  Subpoenas, see §621-1. Rules of Court  Oaths, see HRCP rule 43(d).  Subpoenas, see HRCP rule 45.
HI Rev Stat § 371-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-7 Duties and powers of the department; rules, procedure for varying.

 §371-7 Duties and powers of the department; rules, procedure for varying. In addition to any other duties and powers as may be conferred upon the department of labor and industrial relations by law, the department shall:  (1) File with the governor a written report or reports at times, at least once in each year, and in a form as shall be requested by the governor covering the condition and activities of the department;  (2) Make, modify, and repeal reasonable rules of general application for the protection of life, health, and safety of employees in every employment or place of employment; provided that the rules shall not conflict with any rules of the department of health covering the same subject matter; provided further that rules pertaining to any workers' compensation case arising under chapter 386 shall be adopted or amended as specified in section 386-72; and  (3) Make, modify, and repeal such other reasonable rules of general application as may be necessary to carry into effect this chapter.  The rules of the department and any amendments thereto, when adopted in accordance with chapter 91, shall have the force and effect of law and shall be enforced in the same manner as this chapter.  If there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out a rule, the director of labor and industrial relations, after public hearing, may make a variation from the requirement if the spirit of the rule is observed. Any person affected by the rule, or the person's agent, may petition for variation, stating the grounds therefor. The director shall fix a day for a hearing on the petition and give reasonable notice thereof to the petitioner. A properly indexed record of all variations made shall be kept in the office of the department and shall be open to public inspection.  Any interested person may obtain a ruling as to the validity or applicability of any rule in the manner provided in chapter 91. [L 1939, c 237, §1(9); RL 1945, §4112; am L 1951, c 23, §1; RL 1955, §88-13; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, § §19, 27; am L 1965, c 96, §63; HRS §371-7; gen ch 1985; am L Sp 2005, c 11, §2] Cross References  Annual reports, see §93-12.  General authority and organization, see §26-20.
HI Rev Stat § 371-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-8 Duties and powers of director; enforcement of rules.

 §371-8 Duties and powers of director; enforcement of rules. In addition to any other duties and powers as may be conferred upon the director by law, the director of labor and industrial relations shall:  (1) Supervise and direct the operations and functions of the department of labor and industrial relations;  (2) Cause the enforcement of rules; and  (3) Propose rules or changes in rules, as the director deems advisable for the protection of life, health, and safety of employees, in every employment or place of employment; provided that rules pertaining to workers' compensation cases arising under chapter 386 shall be adopted or amended as specified in section 386-72. The director may appoint committees composed of employers, employees, and experts to suggest rules or changes therein.  The director may make, amend, and repeal rules necessary for the internal administration of the department and for the proper conduct of hearings before the director or the director's authorized agents under this section. The director shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence in the conduct of these hearings. [L 1939, c 237, §1(11); RL 1945, §4114; am L 1949, c 102, §1; am L 1955, c 25, §1; RL 1955, §88-15; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; am L 1963, c 158, §1; HRS §371-8; gen ch 1985; am L Sp 2005, c 11, §3] Cross References  Rulemaking, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 371-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-9 Penalties.

  §371-9 Penalties. (a) Any employer, employee, or other person who wilfully violates any lawful rule of the department for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined no more than $500, or imprisoned no more than six months, or both, for each offense.  (b) Any person who, after twenty-one days written notice and the opportunity to be heard by the director, is found to have violated any lawful rule of the department for which no penalty is otherwise provided, shall be fined no more than $500 for each offense. [L 1939, c 237, §1(13); RL 1945, §4116; am L 1955, c 19, §1(b); RL 1955, §88-17; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §371-9; am L 1991, c 107, §4; am L 2020, c 44, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 371-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-10 Mediation of labor disputes.

 §371-10 Mediation of labor disputes. The governor or the governor's designated agent shall promote the voluntary mediation of disputes between employers and employees, and avoid the necessity of resorting to lockouts, boycotts, blacklists, strikes, discriminations, and legal proceedings in the matters of employment. In pursuance of this duty, the governor or the governor's designated agent may appoint temporary boards of mediation, consisting of one or more members, provide necessary expenses of such boards, order reasonable compensation not exceeding $10 a day for each member engaged in such mediation, prescribe rules of procedure for such boards, conduct investigations and hearings, and may do all things convenient and necessary to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph. The governor or the governor's designated agent may designate the director of labor and industrial relations to act as mediator.  Whenever a controversy arises between an employer and the employer's employees which is not settled either in conference between the representatives of the parties or through mediation in the manner provided in this section, the controversy may by agreement of the parties be submitted to arbitration by three persons, one to be selected by the employer, one to be selected by the employees and the two so selected to select the third.  Whenever the governor finds that all reasonable efforts for mediation have been made and failed and that the parties are unable or refuse to enter into an agreement for arbitration, the governor may appoint an emergency board of disinterested persons to investigate and report respecting the controversy. The board shall be composed of such number of persons as the governor may deem desirable. The compensation of the members of the board shall be fixed by the governor, which compensation, together with all necessary traveling and other expenses, shall be provided by the director out of funds made available to the department of labor and industrial relations. The board shall be created separately in each instance and it shall investigate promptly the facts as to the controversy and report thereon, together with its recommendations, to the governor with all reasonable dispatch and in any event not later than thirty days from the date of its creation. [L 1939, c 237, §1(12); RL 1945, §4115; RL 1955, §88-16; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §371-10; gen ch 1985] Cross References  Appointment of conciliator, see §377-3.
HI Rev Stat § 371-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-11 Research and statistics; employers to keep certain records.

  §371-11 Research and statistics; employers to keep certain records. The department of labor and industrial relations:  (1) Shall investigate and gather data regarding the wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employment in the State, and may enter and inspect places and records, and make transcriptions thereof, and investigate facts, conditions, practices, or matters as are necessary or appropriate to carry into effect the duties imposed upon it under this chapter or under the rules of the department;  (2) May investigate, collect, and publish information relating to the cost of living in the State as it deems advisable; and  (3) Shall collect, file, and publish information relating to labor and industrial relations and shall perform other duties as the director of labor and industrial relations shall by rule prescribe.  Every employer subject to this chapter or any rule or regulation of the department issued under this chapter shall make, keep, and preserve records of the persons employed by the employer and of the wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employment, maintained by the employer, and preserve the records for periods of time, as the department may by rule prescribe. In addition, every employer, regardless of whether they use a professional employer organization or a third-party administrator, shall keep a record of the former physical addresses and current physical address of the employer and the North American Industry Classification System code applicable to the employer.  The director or the director's authorized representative shall for the purpose of examination have access to and the right to copy from the records any matter or thing pertinent to this section, and every employer shall furnish to the director or the director's authorized representative on demand a copy under oath of the material portion of the records as the director or the director's authorized representative requires, and if the director so requires, upon forms prescribed or approved by the director.  The department shall adopt all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section. [L 1939, c 237, §1(14); RL 1945, §4117; RL 1955, §88-18; am L 1957, c 135, §2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §371-11; gen ch 1985; am L 2016, c 190, §1] Cross References  Rulemaking, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 371-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-12 Labor law enforcement; injunction.

 §371-12 Labor law enforcement; injunction. The department of labor and industrial relations shall:  (1) Enforce the child labor provisions of this chapter;  (2) Enforce this chapter relative to the regulation of commercial employment agencies;  (3) Enforce any other labor laws enacted by the legislature of the State;  (4) Enforce the provisions of section 394B-9 regarding dislocated workers;  (5) Enforce any rules or regulations of the department. The department may institute proceedings to enjoin any employer from violating this chapter or the rules or regulations of the department when any such employer is violating any such provision or is threatening to do so and the circuit courts are hereby vested with jurisdiction in the premises;  (6) Conduct investigations in connection with the foregoing; and  (7) Perform such additional duties as the director of labor and industrial relations shall by rule prescribe. [L 1939, c 237, §1(15); RL 1945, §4118; RL 1955, §88-19; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §371-12; am L 1973, c 31, pt of §21; am L 2011, c 137, §1] Cross References  Child labor, see chapter 390.  Commercial employment agencies, see chapter 373.  Injunctions, see §603-23. Rules of Court  Injunctions, see HRCP rule 65.
HI Rev Stat § 371-12.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations|371. Department of Labor and Industrial Relations|371-12.5 Labor law enforcement special fund; establishment; purposes.

 §371-12.5 Labor law enforcement special fund; establishment; purposes. (a) There is established in the state treasury the labor law enforcement special fund into which shall be deposited:  (1) All penalties collected pursuant to section 388-9.7;  (2) All penalties collected pursuant to section 388-10;  (3) All civil penalties assessed pursuant to section 396-10;  (4) Moneys appropriated by the legislature to the fund; and  (5) Any income and capital gains earned by the fund.  (b) The purpose of the special fund is to provide for sufficient operating costs to collect penalties and fees assessed by the department. Moneys in the fund may be used for:  (1) Personnel and operating expenses;  (2) Staff development, training, fees, and expenses; and  (3) Litigation expenses, including but not limited to transcript costs, and interpretation and translation services.  (c) The unencumbered balance of the fund exceeding $500,000 at the end of every fiscal year shall be deposited into the general fund on or about June 30 every year. [L 2018, c 187, §1]