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Senate debate narrows over whether Hawaii Labor Relations Board can directly enforce its orders
Summary
Lawmakers moved SB340 (collective bargaining enforcement) to a Senate draft after a contested hearing in which the Attorney General said the board lacks criminal contempt authority and the Hawaii Labor Relations Board said the bill merely clarifies existing powers.
Senators advanced legislation clarifying enforcement powers of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board after a contentious hearing that split the Attorney General’s office and the board over what the board may already enforce.
Supporters of the bill told the Senate Committee on Labor and Technology that SB340 simply codifies the board’s existing ability to enforce its final orders rather than requiring the board to seek immediate circuit-court enforcement. Opponents led by the Attorney General said the bill would inappropriately expand the board’s authority and raised constitutional and procedural…
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