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HRS §381-2

Duty to avoid lockouts and strikes by collective bargaining

This section says public utilities and their employees must try to settle disputes through talks and collective bargaining, not by lockouts or strikes, to keep utility service running for the public.

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The statute, as written — Duty to avoid lockouts and strikes by collective bargaining

In order to avoid any interruption of public utility service to users, consumers, or the public, any public utility and its employees and their respective representatives shall use the processes of conference and collective bargaining in the settlement of all disputes between the public utility and the employees thereof, without resort to lockout or strike.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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