Accommodation & Food Services · Lihue, HI
Garden Island Inn
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Garden Island Inn has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 2 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
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- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 2
- OSHA inspections
Garden Island Inn in Lihue, HI has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Garden Island Inn 2 times over 1 year - more than twice a year on average. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of 0 inspections per employer, this runs far above peers (8.8x the sector average) on inspection frequency. For comparison, MC Glinns Public House in Wenatchee, WA is another accommodation & food services employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
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- violations per inspection
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- of violations were serious
Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 2 OSHA inspections (0.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Accommodation & Food Services employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Garden Island Inn.
How Garden Island Inn Compares
2 OSHA inspections on record for Garden Island Inn in Lihue, HI, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Accommodation & Food Services sector average of 0.5 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Garden Island Inn to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
2
First Inspection
2013-04-05
Last Inspection
2014-02-21
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,941
What this shows 2 inspections over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Accommodation & Food Services average of $2,941.
Industry Safety Context: Accommodation & Food Services
How Garden Island Inn compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Garden Island Inn | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 2 | 0.2 |
| Violations | 0 | 0.5 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $670 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,941 |
Nationwide Accommodation & Food Services peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Garden Island Inn, both outside HI so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (2 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Accommodation & Food Services
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What to do with this record
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Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.