S.C.R. No. 103 Summary

• Request the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, to report on wages, benefits, and working conditions of concessionaires at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

• Report must include annual revenue generated by each concessionaire since 2014, annual median wages for employees from 2014-2019, all employee benefits provided, and compliance analysis with state agreements.

• Background notes that concession fees generated $161,000,000 in 2016 (30% of airport division revenue) and the current concessionaire contract has not been rebid since 1992.

• Resolution references December 2019 strike by over 500 concessionaire employees protesting low wages and lack of benefits, and acknowledges Hawaii's cost of living significantly exceeds national average.

• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations must submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes.