Exemptions
HRS §373L-4
in effect373L-4. Exemptions
A person who engages only in the following activities shall not be deemed a professional employer organization for purposes of this chapter and shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
(1) Arrangements wherein a person, whose principal
business activity is not entering into professional employer arrangements and
who does not hold the person's self out as a professional employer
organization, shares employees with a commonly-owned company within the meaning
of [section] 414(b) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2) Independent contractor arrangements by which a
person assumes responsibility for the product produced or service performed by
the person or the person's agents and retains and exercises primary direction
and control over the work performed by the individuals whose services are
supplied under those arrangements; or
(3) The providing of temporary help services.
[L
2010, c 129, pt of §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0373L/HRS_0373L-0004.htmFetched: 11/10/2026