HCR 88 Summary

• Encourages the Contractors License Board to reconsider its October 18, 2013 final order that defined "incidental and supplemental" work as anything less than 50% of a project's total cost or extent.

• Requests the Board align its interpretation with the Hawaii Supreme Court's April 17, 2013 ruling that the "incidental and supplemental" exception for specialty contractors must be narrowly construed to protect public safety.

• Asserts the Legislature did not intend for specialty contractors to perform unlicensed work comprising up to 49% of a project, contrary to the Board's current standard.

• Requires the Contractors License Board to report to the Legislature by twenty days before the 2015 Regular Session on whether it has amended its October 18, 2013 order to comply with legislative intent and the Supreme Court ruling.

• Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice, Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and parties involved in the original Lanakila Elementary School glazing work dispute.