2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 21. Labor and Industrial Relations
378. Employment Practices
378-101 Definitions.
§378-101 Definitions. As used in this part:
"Employee" means an individual who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract for hire, written or oral, or expressed or implied. "Employee" includes:
(1) A prospective employee who has applied for or otherwise actively expressed interest in employment with an employer; and
(2) An individual employed by the State or a political subdivision of the State.
"Employer" means a person who has one or more employees. "Employer" includes an agent of an employer or of the State or a political subdivision thereof but does not include the United States.
"Employer-owned communication device" means a device allowing for electronic communications, such as a mobile phone or tablet, that is owned or whose cost is reimbursed by the employer.
"Mobile application" means a type of application software designed to run on a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.
"Personal communication device" means a device allowing for electronic communication, including a mobile phone and tablet, that is not owned, or the cost of which is not reimbursed, by the employer. [L 2021, c 206, pt of §2]
