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Subcontractors urge retainage transparency; committee backs resolution on procurement transparency
House Committee on Labor · April 16, 2026
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Summary
The Subcontractors Association told the House Committee on Labor that retainage and delayed payments are harming small contractors; the committee recommended SCR 178 urging procurement transparency tools and passed the recommendation.
Timothy Lyons, legislative chair for the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii, testified in support of SCR 178, a resolution encouraging procurement transparency and prompting agencies to adopt prompt-payment retainage reporting tools.
Lyons explained…
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