Video Excerpt from House of Representatives chamber floor Feb 3, 2011

Representatives Kymberly Pine (R-Ewa) and George Fontaine (R-Kihei) oppose House Bill 166: “Any employer who has received an order or citation for a serious violation of any standard or rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty.”

Fontaine: “We heard from a Maui roofing contractor who said that if he received a $70K fine … he would have to earn $7M in additional business in order to make up the fine because his profit margin is so slim.”

HB166: Text, Status