ยง383-3ย  Place of performance.ย 
"Employment" includes an individual's entire service, performed
within or both within and without this State if:



(1)ย  The service is localized in this State; or



(2)ย  The service is not localized in any state but
some of the service is performed in this State and (A) the individual's base of
operation, or, if there is no base of operation, then the place from which such
service is directed or controlled, is in this State; or (B) the individual's
base of operation or place from which the service is directed or controlled is
not in any state in which some part of the service is performed but the
individual's residence is in this State.



Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
section, the term employment also includes all service performed after
June 30, 1946, by an officer or member of the crew of an American vessel
on or in connection with such vessel, provided that the operating office from
which the operations of the vessel operating on navigable waters within or within
and without the United States is ordinarily and regularly supervised, managed,
directed, and controlled, is within this State. [L 1939, c 219, ยง2(k)(2); am L
1941, c 304, ยง1, pt of subs 8; RL 1945, ยง4204; am L 1947, c 75, ยง1(2); RL 1955,
ยง93-3; HRS ยง383-3]