HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Ward Village restaurant closed abruptly in June and workers say they are still waiting for paychecks.
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One former employee came to KHON for help, saying she and her former co-workers are owed thousands.
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Straits Hawaiʻi was known for its Singapore street food flavors and chic spot in Ward Village. But in June, without warning, it shut its doors.
“It was a second paycheck that bounced, but the first one, it was a little less than $300 and then it came back two weeks after,” said former server Deanna Tacmo.
Tacmo said she’s owed about $1500 in pay and shared with us documents and text messages from other workers saying they still haven’t been paid and were not getting answers from the owners nor managers…