Research and statistics; employers to keep certain records
HRS §371-11
in effect371-11. Research and statistics; employers to keep certain records
The department of labor and industrial relations:
(1) Shall investigate and gather data regarding the
wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employment in the State,
and may enter and inspect places and records, and make transcriptions thereof,
and investigate facts, conditions, practices, or matters as are necessary or
appropriate to carry into effect the duties imposed upon it under this chapter
or under the rules of the department;
(2) May investigate, collect, and publish information
relating to the cost of living in the State as it deems advisable; and
(3) Shall collect, file, and publish information
relating to labor and industrial relations and shall perform other duties as
the director of labor and industrial relations shall by rule prescribe.
Every employer subject to this chapter
or any rule or regulation of the department issued under this chapter shall
make, keep, and preserve records of the persons employed by the employer and of
the wages, hours, and other conditions and practices of employment, maintained
by the employer, and preserve the records for periods of time, as the
department may by rule prescribe. In addition, every employer, regardless of
whether they use a professional employer organization or a third-party
administrator, shall keep a record of the former physical addresses and current
physical address of the employer and the North American Industry Classification
System code applicable to the employer.
The director or the director's
authorized representative shall for the purpose of examination have access to
and the right to copy from the records any matter or thing pertinent to this
section, and every employer shall furnish to the director or the director's
authorized representative on demand a copy under oath of the material portion
of the records as the director or the director's authorized representative
requires, and if the director so requires, upon forms prescribed or approved by
the director.
The department shall adopt all necessary rules
and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.
[L 1939, c 237,
§1(14); RL 1945, §4117; RL 1955, §88-18; am L 1957, c 135, §2; am L Sp 1959 2d,
c 1, §27; HRS §371-11; gen ch 1985; am L 2016, c 190, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0371/HRS_0371-0011.htmFetched: 11/10/2026