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On May 27, 2025, Governor Josh Green signed HB162 HD2 SD1 CD1, Relating to Collective Bargaining, into law as Act 087 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187). This new law authorizes the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board to request a list of five...

On April 17, 2025, the Hawaiʻi State Senate voted 25-0 to confirm Dwight Takamine as Chairperson and Representative of the Public to the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board for a term to expire June 30, 2030. HLRB Chairperson Dwight Takamine (center)...

The Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board welcomes Dwight Takamine as new Interim Chair.  Originally from Hilo, Interim Chair Takamine is a former state legislator, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director, and labor attorney.  His appointment at HLRB allows him to...

On October 31, 2024, Marcus R. Oshiro, Chairperson and Representative of the Public, retired from the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board. Chair Oshiro joined the Board in October 2017. During his seven-year tenure, Chair Oshiro made it his mission to reduce...

Following the 2024 Regular Session of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature, Governor Josh Green signed five bills affecting Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapters 89 and 377 into law: HB 1640 HD1 SD1 CD1 (CCR 128-24) RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Requires the...

On May 1, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Senate voted unanimously to confirm Clark Hirota as a Board Member and the Representative of Management to the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board (Board). Board Member Hirota officially joins the Board effective May 15,...

On April 18, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Senate voted 23-0 to confirm Board Member Stacy Moniz as the Representative of Labor to the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board for a term to expire June 30, 2029. Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair...

The Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board (HLRB or Board) recently published its Rules of Practice and Procedure Before the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board in a convenient booklet format. This HLRB publication is considered “unofficial” because the rules have been reformatted, resized, and bound,...

On November 9, 2023, the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board participated in a Joint Labor Management Seminar sponsored by the Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA). Board members Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair and Representative of the Public, Sesnita A.D. Moepono, Representative of...