Bill > HB1144

This bill amends Section 76-16 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to add professional and technical staff within the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the list of positions exempt from the state's standard civil service requirements. Currently, the civil service system in Hawaii covers most state positions, but certain roles are excluded from these standard hiring and employment regulations. By adding these specific staff positions to the exemption list, the bill allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to employ professional and technical staff for the State Historic Preservation Program outside of traditional civil service recruitment and hiring procedures. This means the department will have more flexibility in hiring these specialized positions, potentially enabling them to recruit staff with specific skills or expertise more quickly and efficiently than would be possible through the standard civil service process. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 3000, though this is likely a typographical error and meant to be a future date.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1144&year=2026