§440-28  Wages of contestant; prepayment prohibited.  All moneys paid to a contestant for services, as money prize, reward, compensation, or otherwise, shall be considered wages.  No contestant shall be paid for services before a boxing contest, provided that with the approval of the commission, a promoter may advance sums of money for training purposes. [L 1929, c 216, §31; am L 1933, c 164, §3; RL 1935, §7018; RL 1945, §7579; am L 1951, c 307, §9; RL 1955, §165-30; HRS §440-28]