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This bill establishes a new legal chapter regulating ironworkers in Hawaii, requiring that anyone disassembling, dismantling, or demolishing an "iron project" must have completed an approved apprenticeship program for ironworkers. The bill defines an "iron project" broadly to include structures like bridges, buildings, stadiums, power plants, and other infrastructure where structural steel and iron are used. The legislation imposes penalties for non-compliance, with individuals who violate the requirement facing potential fines up to $500, imprisonment up to one year, or both, and contractors who hire non-qualified workers facing fines up to $1,000. An "iron project" is specifically defined using terminology from the 2021 Constitution of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, and an "apprenticeship program" must be approved and registered with the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is authorized to adopt rules to implement and enforce this new chapter, and the bill will take effect immediately upon approval.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=136&year=2026