Most of them signed five-year contracts providing for ten hours of work a day, an annual wage hike, time off for holidays, and extra pay for overtime.
通常是簽訂五年的契約，每年工資都會調整。每天工作十小時，逢假日不上班，若加班則加發薪資，食物由場主供應。根據當時夏威夷移民局的紀錄顯示，多數人都受到不錯的待遇，亦有法律保障，但勞工向政府控訴之事仍時有所聞。