Hawaii Revised Statutes 516-68 – Rights to self-organization; remedies
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 516-68
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation created by chapter 201H. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 516-1
- Development tract: means a single contiguous area of real property not less than five acres in size which has been developed and subdivided into residential lots, including residential lots which may have been converted to fee simple and streets and roadways developed as an integral part of the development tract. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 516-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Lessee: means any person to whom land is leased or subleased, and the lessee's heirs, successors, legal representatives, and assigns. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 516-1
- Lessor: means any person who leases or subleases land to another, and the lessor's heirs, successors, legal representatives, and assigns. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 516-1
Lessees in a development tract shall have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist each other in forming associations for their mutual benefit or to select representatives of their choosing to engage in bargaining with their lessor or to secure other mutual aid or protection as may be necessary or desirable with respect to their respective leasehold interests. No lessor or agent of the lessor shall interfere with, restrain, or coerce any lessee in the exercise of the rights granted by this section or dominate or attempt to control the formation of any such organization. Neither the lessor nor the organization or the duly authorized representative of a majority of the lessees shall refuse to bargain collectively in good faith with each other. In the event of any such refusal or violation of this section, either party may file a complaint with the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation, and the corporation, after due notice of hearing and hearings, may issue such cease and desist orders as shall be meet and just in the light of the evidence adduced.