Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 480-10 (2026)

Exemption of labor organizations

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§480-10 Exemption of labor organizations. The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of labor organizations, instituted for the purpose of mutual help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profits, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof; nor shall such organizations, or the members thereof, lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof be held or construed to be illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade under this chapter.

This chapter shall not apply to the conduct or activities of labor organizations or their members which conduct or activities are regulated by federal or state legislation or over which the National Labor Relations Board or the Hawaii labor relations board has jurisdiction. [L 1961, c 190, §8; Supp, §205A-8; HRS §480-10; am L 1986, c 339, §77]

Cross References

Hawaii labor relations board, see §26-20.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1988–2019 · leading case: Goran Pleho, LLC v. Lacy. ICA mem.op., filed 07/29/2016. Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 08/08/2016., 439 P.3d 176 (Haw. 2019).

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Goran Pleho, LLC v. Lacy. ICA mem.op., filed 07/29/2016. Motion for Partial Reconsideration of Memorandum Opinion, filed 08/08/2016., 439 P.3d 176 (Haw. 2019). · cites it 2× “Further, that it was the legislature's intention that HRS Chapter 480 apply to lawyers is evidenced by the legislature's failure to explicitly exclude attorneys, as it has done with labor organizations, HRS § 480-10 ; fishery, agricultural, or consumer cooperative organizations,…”

C & W Constr. Co. v. Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners, Local 745, 687 F. Supp. 1453 (D. Haw. 1988). · cites it 5× “The plaintiffs bring three claims under Hawaii’s antitrust laws: Haw.”

Daly v. Harris, 215 F. Supp. 2d 1098 (D. Haw. 2002). · cites it 4× “” While stating who may sue in Section 480-13, the statute is silent, with the exception of Sections 480-10 and 480-11 which provide exceptions for labor organizations and “certain cooperative organizations; insurance transactions; approved mergers of federally regulated…”

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