Summary
In general, Hawai’i’s statute contains a broad management rights provision that appears to at least make permissive bargaining over a range of topics including discipline, duties, and any other decisions to “maintain efficiency.” Hawai’i’s Labor Relations Board issues a very small number of decisions and an even smaller number of cases interpreting the requirement to bargain over mandatory subjects. The small number of decisions that the Hawai’i Labor Relations Board (HLRB) issues tend to be lengthy, poorly written and reasoned, and difficult to understand. The Board itself is comprised of three, full-time members, each of whom is paid over $100,000 per year.
Even in the face of lax standards and broad discretion to employers to implement accountability, efforts to heighten police oversight have not succeeded in Hawai'i.
Recommended Citation
Ford, Elizabeth, "Hawai’i" (2024). Uncommon Law. 8.
https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/uncommonlaw/8