Hawaii is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, includes foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? YES

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
3.6%, below national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? NO (lower)

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

House Bill HB 1922, first read on Jan. 26, 2004, would require "public contracts for telemarketing sercies to be performed in the United States. Gives consumers the right to know the location of a call center."

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Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com