STAND. COM. REP. NO. 651-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: H.B. No. 2367

H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madame:

Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred H.B. No. 2367 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require hourly rate or salary ranges to be disclosed on job listings for certain employees and remove the exemption for employers having fewer than fifty employees from this requirement.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission; AAUW of Hawaiʻi; Hawaiʻi State Democratic Women's Caucus; Fujiwara & Rosenbaum, LLLC; Hawaiʻi Women Lawyers; Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the National Federation of Independent Business's Hawaii Chapter and Maui Chamber of Commerce.

Your Committee finds that wage transparency is a critical tool for addressing pay inequities and reducing information barriers that disadvantage job seekers entering the workforce. Existing law requires pay disclosure on job listings but contains exemptions that allow many employers to omit salary information, limiting transparency and preventing applicants from making informed decisions about employment opportunities. Your Committee believes that extending pay disclosure requirements to all employers and all job categories will promote fairer hiring practices and strengthen wage equity statewide.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Defining the term "covered employee";

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2367, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2367, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor,

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JACKSON D. SAYAMA, Chair