Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-14

  • Board: means the Hawaii labor relations board created pursuant to § 89-5. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-2
  • Employee organization: means any organization of any kind in which public employees participate and which exists for the primary purpose of dealing with public employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours, amounts of contributions by the State and counties to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund, and other terms and conditions of employment of public employees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-2

Any controversy concerning prohibited practices may be submitted to the board in the same manner and with the same effect as provided in § 377-9; provided that the board shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over such a controversy except that nothing herein shall preclude (1) the institution of appropriate proceedings in circuit court pursuant to section [89-12(c)] or (2) the judicial review of decisions or orders of the board in prohibited practice controversies in accordance with § 377-9 and chapter 91. All references in § 377-9 to “labor organization” shall include employee organization.