Unpaid Wage Cases in Lihue, Hawaii
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $2.3M in back wages owed to 2,502 workers by Lihue employers, in 25 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 97% of it. The industry with the most back wages is janitorial services.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 2 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Hawaii Care and Cleaning, Inc 4374 Kukui Grove St
$1.8M in back wages to 1,131 workers · $637K in penalties
Janitorial Services · period investigated Mar 2021–Nov 2024 · repeat violator: RW
Konohiki Seafoods 34301 Kuhio Hwy, #102
$114K in back wages to 7 workers · $4,928 in penalties
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2021–Sep 2024 · repeat violator: W
Hawaii Care and Cleaning, Inc 4374 Kukui Grove Street
$95,000 in back wages to 1,128 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Mar 2021–Nov 2024
BOW Construction Management Service 3176 Oihana St. Suite 102
$50,639 in back wages to 8 workers
Engineering Services · period investigated Feb 2019–Jan 2021
All Kauai Cleaning 3169 Oihana St
$48,468 in back wages to 10 workers · $3,080 in penalties
Janitorial Services · period investigated Jul 2019–Jul 2022 · repeat violator: R
All Kauai Cleaning 3169 Oihana St., Ste D
$34,530 in back wages to 11 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Jan 2019–Dec 2022
Pacific Concrete Cutting & Coring, Inc P O Box 662261
$32,239 in back wages to 12 workers
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · period investigated Aug 2011–Aug 2013
Kauai Fire Protection, Inc. 3651F Lala Rd
$25,267 in back wages to 7 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jul 2004–Feb 2005
Aloha Contract Services (Lihue Station) 3901 Mokulele Lane
$22,011 in back wages to 53 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jun 2016–Jun 2018
All Kauai Cleaning Inc. 3169 Oihana St
$16,806 in back wages to 11 workers
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services · period investigated Aug 2014–Aug 2016
Most recent cases
Hawaii Care and Cleaning, Inc period ending Nov 2024
$95,000 in back wages to 1,128 workers · Janitorial Services
Hawaii Care and Cleaning, Inc period ending Nov 2024
$1.8M in back wages to 1,131 workers · $637K in penalties · Janitorial Services
Konohiki Seafoods period ending Sep 2024
$114K in back wages to 7 workers · $4,928 in penalties · Limited-Service Restaurants
Big Monster Sushi Food Truck period ending Apr 2024
$1,780 in back wages to 1 worker · $704 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
All Kauai Cleaning period ending Dec 2022
$34,530 in back wages to 11 workers · Janitorial Services
All Kauai Cleaning period ending Jul 2022
$48,468 in back wages to 10 workers · $3,080 in penalties · Janitorial Services
BOW Construction Management Service period ending Jan 2021
$50,639 in back wages to 8 workers · Engineering Services
Timbers Kauai Hualani Restaurant period ending Jul 2020
$10,542 in back wages to 1 worker · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Deli & Bread Connection, Inc period ending Jan 2020
2 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Sone's Deli & Catering Ltd period ending Jan 2020
$342 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
Securitas Security Services-Lihue Airport period ending Nov 2019
$3,328 in back wages to 3 workers · $410 in penalties · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Kauai Beer Company period ending Jun 2019
$518 in back wages to 1 worker · $671 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Aloha Contract Services (Lihue Station) period ending Jun 2018
$22,011 in back wages to 53 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Avis Budget Group period ending Apr 2018
$56 in back wages to 1 worker · Passenger Car Rental
Flooring Innovations and Interiors period ending Jan 2018
$3,926 in back wages to 2 workers · Flooring Contractors
Kamaaina Health Service, Kauai period ending May 2017
$9,145 in back wages to 7 workers · $440 in penalties · Home Health Care Services
SAS Services Group Inc. (Lihue) period ending Mar 2017
$11,900 in back wages to 37 workers · All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Mastercare Inc. (Kauai) period ending Sep 2016
$4,535 in back wages to 10 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
All Kauai Cleaning Inc. period ending Aug 2016
$16,806 in back wages to 11 workers · Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
Kauai Nursery and Landscaping Inc period ending Feb 2015
$75 in penalties · Nursery and Tree Production
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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