HAR §12-25-73. Hours and conditions of employment

(a) During the period from June 1 through the day before Labor Day of each year, minors who have attained the age of fifteen but not sixteen may engage in pineapple harvesting not more than forty-eight hours in a workweek nor more than eight hours in a day and from 6:00 a.m. of a workday to not later than 12:30 a.m. of the following day. (b) The minors shall be employed in the fields contingent on the following: (1) That they will not at any time be permitted on the harvesting machine itself or on the truck attached to it; (2) That they will be carefully supervised and particular attention given to them at the time the harvester is in process of being turned; and (3) That they will wear protective goggles, gloves, and appropriate clothing at all times while working. (c) The employer of the minors shall also comply with the following: (1) Provide lighting sufficient to illuminate the area in which the minor is working; (2) Notify the parent or guardian of a non-boarding minor within one workday if the minor does not report to work as scheduled; (3) Place the minor under immediate supervision of a supervisor trained in first aid and equipped with a first aid kit; (4) Where lodging is provided, have a counselor to look after the welfare of the minors during non-working hours; (5) Provide supervision in the turnout area at the beginning and at the end of work and a supervisor to remain in the area after work until the last fifteen-year-old minor has left the area; (6) Ascertain that satisfactory transportation arrangements to and from the minor's home have been made before assigning a minor to work beyond 9:00 p.m.; (7) Obtain written consent from the minor's parent or guardian to employ the minor after 9:00 p.m. each workday and more than forty hours each week. A copy of this consent must be kept on file, and upon request made available to the department for examination; (8) Obtain signed statement from the parent acknowledging that the parent has received a copy of and understands the curfew ordinance or rule of the county in which the minor is employed beyond 9:00 p.m.; and (9) Assign minor to work in a crew or gang where the majority of workers are not older than seventeen years of age. [Eff. Oct. 5, 1981] (Auth: HRS §390-6) (Imp: HRS §390-6)