HI HB577

Creates new labor trafficking statutes establishing class A felony for labor trafficking in the first degree (using force, fraud, debt bondage, document confiscation, or coercion to obtain labor) and class B felony for labor trafficking in the second degree (aiding or benefiting from labor trafficking ventures).

Establishes mandatory restitution to victims equal to the greater of gross income from their labor or minimum wage under Hawaii or federal law, with obligation surviving victim departure from jurisdiction.

Creates class C felony for nonpayment of wages when employers willfully fail to pay employees $2,000 or more, with misdemeanor penalties for amounts under $2,000, plus mandatory restitution and fines of $2,000-$10,000.

Authorizes extended prison sentences of 2-15 additional years for labor trafficking convictions involving bodily injury, with sentencing considerations including length of servitude and number of victims.

Adds labor trafficking offenses to forfeiture statutes, wiretap authorization provisions, and organized crime/racketeering definitions; creates separate felony for unlawful destruction or confiscation of identification documents used to control victims.