HRS §440-28
Boxing contestant pay rules and training advances
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that any money a boxing contestant gets for their services is treated as wages. A contestant cannot be paid before a boxing contest, but a promoter can give money for training if the commission approves it.
The statute, as written — Wages of contestant; prepayment prohibited
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.
All moneys paid to a contestant for services, as money prize, reward, compensation, or otherwise, shall be considered wages. No contestant shall be paid for services before a boxing contest, provided that with the approval of the commission, a promoter may advance sums of money for training purposes.
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