§373-1  Definitions.  As used in thischapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Actual earnings from employment"means the total compensation, including reported amount of tips for labor orservices rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time,task, piece, commission, or other basis of calculation, but shall not includethe reasonable cost to an employer of furnishing an employee with fringebenefits or board, lodging, or other facilities and non-cash gratuities of anykind.

"Applicant" means any person who usesthe services of an employment agency to secure employment for that person.

"Branch office" means an employmentagency office maintained away from the principal employment agency office.

"Director" means the director ofcommerce and consumer affairs.

"Employer" means any individual,partnership, corporation, or association, employing or seeking to employ anyperson for hire.

"Employment agency" means anyindividual, partnership, corporation, or association engaged in the business ofproviding employment information, procuring employment for applicants, orprocuring employees for placement with employers upon request, for a fee orother valuable thing, exacted, charged, or received, but shall not include theUnited States or the State or instrumentalities thereof.

"Gross wages, salaries, orcommissions" means the gross amount of the applicant's actual earningsfrom employment.

"Principal agent" means theresponsible managing agent who is responsible for managing an employment agencyand who is responsible for all business transactions and actions by theagency's employees. [L 1959, c 264, pt of §3; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; Supp,§88A-1; HRS §373-1; am L 1980, c 302, pt of §2; am L 1983, c 84, §1(2); am L1985, c 135, §1; am L 2002, c 22, §1]