HRS §379-1
What counts as a labor dispute
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗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
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
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.
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