HI SR159

Requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study of best practices regarding "incidental and supplemental" contracting work in Hawaii.

Directs the study to examine how other state jurisdictions define and handle "incidental and supplemental" contracting work and identify factors beyond cost that other states apply in determining this classification.

Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to obtain input from stakeholders including construction unions, construction companies, structural engineers, steel fabricators and erectors, and trades councils.

Mandates submission of the study report with findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the 2022 Regular Session.

Stems from the Hawaii Supreme Court's 2013 decision in District Council 50 v. Lopez, which clarified that "incidental and supplemental" work must be subordinate to primary licensed work and represent less than fifty percent of total project cost.