§381-3  Notice of impasse required; effect
of collective bargaining agreements.  When an impasse is reached in any
dispute between a public utility employer and its employees, either party to
the dispute claiming the existence of an impasse shall notify the director of
labor and industrial relations in writing of the existence of the impasse.  The
notice shall contain a clear and concise statement of each issue on which an
impasse has been reached, and a certificate as to the good faith of the notice
and the statements contained therein, which certification shall be made by the
representatives actively engaged in the conduct of negotiations for the party
filing the notice.  A copy of the notice shall be delivered to the other party
to the dispute simultaneously with delivery of notice to the director.



This section shall not apply in any case where
there exists a collective bargaining agreement between a public utility
employer and its employees, except where:



(1)  A dispute arises under the agreement concerning
the interpretation or application of the terms of the collective bargaining
agreement, and the agreement contains no procedure for the settlement of the
dispute; or



(2)  In accordance with the terms of the collective
bargaining agreement, the parties undertake negotiations for a new agreement or
an amendment of the existing agreement pursuant to specific designation in the
agreement of a certain time or period for such negotiations, and no agreement
has been reached at the expiration of the time or period, and the agreement
does not prohibit strikes or lockouts following such negotiation and failure to
arrive at agreement. [L 1949, c 146, pt of §1; RL 1955, §91-4; HRS §381-3]