Unpaid Wage Cases in Kamuela, Hawaii
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $121K in back wages owed to 136 workers by Kamuela employers, in 11 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 96% of it. The industry with the most back wages is drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated).
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Swiss Laundry, Inc P.O. Box 2428
$32,215 in back wages to 73 workers
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) · period investigated Apr 2005–Sep 2006
Edwin Deluz Trucking & Gravel 68-1560 Mamalohoa Hwy
$29,944 in back wages to 12 workers
General Freight Trucking · period investigated Apr 2016–Apr 2018
HPM Building Supply 64-1027 Mamalahoa Hwy.
$13,166 in back wages to 9 workers
Other Building Material Dealers · period investigated Jan 2003–Jun 2005
Kohala Roofing 67-2399 Mamalahoa Hwy.
$10,455 in back wages to 2 workers
Roofing Contractors · period investigated Dec 2010–Dec 2012
Neptune Construction Group, Inc (Waimea) 61-3270 Maluokalani
$9,393 in back wages to 6 workers
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) · period investigated Jul 2015–Jul 2017
Hawaii Island Humane Society Waimea 67-125 Mamalahoa Highway
$8,949 in back wages to 9 workers
All Other Support Services · period investigated Mar 2007–Feb 2009
Kenichi Pacific, Inc. 68-1330 Mauna Lani Dr. Suite 111
$5,941 in back wages to 11 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2006–Sep 2008
Hawaiian Stlye Cafe Waimea 65-1290 Kawaihae Rd
$5,200 in back wages to 4 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2013–Jun 2015
Albert Martin P.O. Box 2880
$4,304 in back wages to 3 workers
Postal Service · period investigated Sep 2008–Aug 2010
Kamuela Liquor Store 64-1010 Mamalahoa Highway
$949 in back wages to 1 worker
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores · period investigated Jun 2013–May 2015
Most recent cases
Edwin Deluz Trucking & Gravel period ending Jun 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
Aloha TLC Home Care, LLC period ending Jun 2024
54 violations, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
Kanu o ka Aina Public Charter School period ending Dec 2021
4 violations, no back wages · Local Elementary and Secondary Schools
Charley's Thai Cuisine (Kamuela) period ending Apr 2018
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Edwin Deluz Trucking & Gravel period ending Apr 2018
$29,944 in back wages to 12 workers · General Freight Trucking
Neptune Construction Group, Inc (Waimea) period ending Jul 2017
$9,393 in back wages to 6 workers · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Hawaiian Stlye Cafe Waimea period ending Jun 2015
$5,200 in back wages to 4 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Kamuela Liquor Store period ending May 2015
$949 in back wages to 1 worker · Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
Paniolo Country Inn period ending Jan 2015
27 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Hirako Farms, Inc. period ending Nov 2014
$4,375 in penalties · Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Agro Resources Inc. period ending Dec 2013
$725 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Kohala Roofing period ending Dec 2012
$10,455 in back wages to 2 workers · Roofing Contractors
Foodland Farms Mauna Lani period ending Mar 2011
$3,100 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Albert Martin period ending Aug 2010
$4,304 in back wages to 3 workers · Postal Service
Hawaii Island Humane Society Waimea period ending Feb 2009
$8,949 in back wages to 9 workers · All Other Support Services
Kenichi Pacific, Inc. period ending Sep 2008
$5,941 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
North Hawaii Community Hospital period ending Mar 2007
$559 in back wages to 6 workers · Local Hospitals
Swiss Laundry, Inc period ending Sep 2006
$32,215 in back wages to 73 workers · Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
Island Utility Services, Inc period ending Sep 2006
2 violations, no back wages · Sewage Treatment Facilities
HPM Building Supply period ending Jun 2005
$13,166 in back wages to 9 workers · Other Building Material Dealers
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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