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HRS §379-1

What counts as a labor dispute

This section defines the term "labor dispute" for the law. It includes any disagreement about work terms, job security, or working conditions, and about who represents workers in talks with employers. It applies even if the people arguing are not directly employer and employee.

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The statute, as written — Definitions

The term "labor disputes" includes any controversy concerning terms, tenure, or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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