Unpaid Wage Cases in Kailua, Hawaii
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $566K in back wages owed to 409 workers by Kailua employers, in 30 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 38% of it. The industry with the most back wages is commercial and institutional building construction.
What workers weren't paid
6 cases involved child labor violations, covering 29 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Hunt Building Company P.O. Box 1265
$196K in back wages to 30 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Jan 2004–Jan 2006
Buzz's Original Steak House (Lanikai) 413 Kawailoa RD
$115K in back wages to 74 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2012–Aug 2014
Boots & Kimos Homestyle Kitchen 119 Hekili St
$41,294 in back wages to 41 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Dec 2012–Dec 2014
Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. P.O. Box 1114
$28,095 in back wages to 40 workers
Historical Sites · period investigated Jul 2004–Jul 2006
Mike McKenna's Windward Ford 725 Kailua Rd.
$24,888 in back wages to 41 workers
New Car Dealers · period investigated Nov 2002–Nov 2004
Aikahi Texaco 25 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Ste. 120
$22,852 in back wages to 5 workers · $4,150 in penalties
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Feb 2018–Feb 2021 · repeat violator: W
Layout ETC. Inc 905 Kalanianaole highway #8
$17,134 in back wages to 21 workers
All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · period investigated Apr 2005–Mar 2007
Dunhill Personnel of Hawaii, Inc, N1119 1247 Kailua Road STE D.
$16,193 in back wages to 11 workers
Facilities Support Services · period investigated Sep 2007–Dec 2008
Dunhill Personnel of Hawaii, Inc 1247 Kailua Road, STE D
$12,908 in back wages to 15 workers
Facilities Support Services · period investigated Feb 2008–Jun 2009
Daiichi Ramen-Kailua 25 Kaneohe Bay Dr.
$12,627 in back wages to 2 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2015–May 2017
Most recent cases
Aikahi Texaco period ending Feb 2021
$22,852 in back wages to 5 workers · $4,150 in penalties · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Hele Gas Station (Keolu Drive Branch) period ending Jul 2020
$9,245 in back wages to 1 worker · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Mahaloha Burger Kailua period ending Jan 2020
$683 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
Aoniks LLC period ending Feb 2018
$2,620 in back wages to 1 worker · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Daiichi Ramen-Kailua period ending May 2017
$12,627 in back wages to 2 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Oceanview Roofing period ending Dec 2016
$5,295 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Roofing Contractors
Timmy T's Gourmet Grinders period ending Aug 2016
$452 in back wages to 1 worker · $10,212 in penalties · 4 child labor violations · Limited-Service Eating Places
Al Phillips The Cleaner period ending Jan 2015
$1,550 in back wages to 1 worker · Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
Boots & Kimos Homestyle Kitchen period ending Dec 2014
$41,294 in back wages to 41 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Kamaana kids period ending Sep 2014
$238 in back wages to 2 workers · Educational Support Services
Camp Timberline period ending Sep 2014
$8,255 in back wages to 17 workers · Educational Support Services
Buzz's Original Steak House (Lanikai) period ending Aug 2014
$115K in back wages to 74 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Paul Brown Inc : Kailua period ending Mar 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Beauty Salons
Women's Community Correctional Center period ending Dec 2012
$4,302 in back wages to 1 worker · State Correctional Institutions
Cavalier Construction, Inc. period ending Feb 2012
$7,184 in back wages to 14 workers · $5,390 in penalties · Residential Building Construction
Blue Stone period ending Dec 2011
$4,173 in back wages to 16 workers · Residential Property Managers
Bob's Sports Bar, Inc. period ending Oct 2011
$776 in back wages to 14 workers · Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
Pacific Island Medical, Inc. period ending Jul 2011
$10,261 in back wages to 3 workers · All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
Coulter Construction, Inc period ending Jul 2011
$2,938 in back wages to 12 workers · Residential Building Construction
Pinky's Pupu Bar and Grill period ending Aug 2010
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
If you weren't paid what you're owed
Federal law requires at least the minimum wage and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week for most hourly workers, and many states set higher minimums. You can file a free, confidential complaint with the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department, and you can also sue to recover unpaid wages, often with an equal amount in damages and your attorney fees. Deadlines are generally two to three years under federal law.
Employment lawyers in Hawaii
Lawbamba lists 11 employment lawyers with an office in Hawaii, the practice area that deals with the wage theft cases on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.
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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.
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