STAND. COM. REP. NO.  381

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 854

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 854, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require hotels to distribute porterage service charges to employees in full or disclose to customers that the charges are being used for other purposes.

 

     The ILWU Local 142; Unite Here! Local 5 Hawaii; and three concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii commented on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 854, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

 

 

 

 

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair