Informing the Legislature that on July 9, 2024, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB1640 HD1 SD1 CD1 (ACT 234).

This bill, signed into law as Act 234, updates the collective bargaining rules for public sector employees in Hawaii to specifically address how job classes are repriced. It requires employers to negotiate repricing requests from union representatives within thirty days and mandates a periodic review of class pricing at least once every five years if no agreement is reached. The law also establishes a limit of fifteen active repricing disputes at any time and clarifies when these specific disputes count as an official impasse that triggers arbitration procedures. These changes apply to negotiations occurring between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2029, though any negotiations started before the law expires may continue.