Off the Main Land
ALASKA
Wait Population 4200
Wage:
State law prohibits tip credit
State minimum wage $7.75
Median hourly wage for servers $8.34 hr/ $17,700 yr
Credit Card Tips: State law prohibits employers from taking a deduction from servers credit card tips to cover credit card processing fees.
Serving Alcohol:
21 to serve. Server Training permit required every 3 years, cost $30.
Re-Corking: State laws do not allow patrons to take home wine purchased with a meal, nor wine carried in by a patron under AK’s corkage law.
Serving Hours: Mon-Sat: 6am-1am Sun: 10am-1am
Tobacco Control:
Smoking is restricted to designated areas in food service establishments with a seating capacity of at least 50 persons (1990) For a complete listing of municipalities in the state with 100% smoke free laws in restaurants, go to www.no-smoke.org
Links:
Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
907-269-0350
Alaska Dept of Labor
907-465-2770
www.labor.state.ak.us
Wage & Hour
www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/whd/america2.htm
HAWAII
Wait Population 16,370
*Hawaii offers the highest subminimum wage for waiters and waitresses in the country. Employers are required to provide free health insurance to all workers, including tipped employees who meet certain requirements.
WAGE:
Median Wage:$9.79 hr/$20,400 yr
State minimum wage $7.25
State Server sub minimum wage $7.00
Serving Alcohol:
18 to serve
County liquor commissions may adopt stricter standards; Contact them for further details
Re-Corking: Patrons are allowed to take wine home when purchased with a meal. Regulations pertaining to transportation of unsealed container apply.
Serving Hours: M-S 10am-1am (Local ordinances can extend or limit) Sun: Permitted only through local option.
Election Days: Beer/wine may be sold; no spirits amy be sold until after polls close.
Tobacco Control:
Recent Data from no-smoke.org reports Hawaii is a 100% smoke free state .Effective November 2006, Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed or partially enclosed places of employment, including restaurants and bars as well as within 20 ft of those establishments doorways, windows, or ventilation ducts. State law also prohibits smoking in outdoor dining areas.
Links:
Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu
808-523-4458
Hawaii: 808-961-8218
Kauai: 808-241-6580
Maui: 808-243-7753
Hawaii Dept of Labor
808-586-8842
dlir.director@hawaii.gov
Wage & Hour
www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/whd/america2.htm