SR67 Summary

• Requests 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.

• Requires the report to include annual revenue generated by each concessionaire since 2014, annual median wages from 2014-2019, employee benefits provided, and compliance analysis with state agreements.

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

• Notes that over 500 concessionaire employees struck in December 2019 to protest low wages and lack of benefits, and that Hawaii's cost of living significantly exceeds the national average.

• Requires submission of findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes.