Human Resources Specialist VI

Salary: $6,535.00 Monthly
Location : Honolulu
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 25-262LK
Department: Human Resources Department
Division: Staffing Services
Opening Date: 11/16/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 25-262LK, Human Resources Specialist VI (Recruitment and Examination), SR-26, Honolulu, Oahu.

Note: The recruitment for the immediate vacancy is being announced at both the Human Resources Management VI and Human Resources Management V levels. Please see Human Resources Management V, Recruitment Number 25-261LK.

Desirable Qualifications: Human Resources Generalist professional experience preferred, including work in recruitment, examination, classification, employment suitability assessments, and selection and hiring processes across diverse occupations and job classifications.
Summary of Duties
The position is located in the Staffing Services Division, which is responsible for Judiciary-wide recruitment, certification (referral), placement, and examination activities, as well as coordinating major special projects and providing recruitment support for exempt positions.

The position conducts examination and selection activities, including reviewing applications for qualifications and suitability, conducting suitability investigations, administering criminal history checks and post-offer clearances, and preparing related reports. It contributes to improving selection methods and provides training and guidance to interview panels and staff involved in the examination and hiring processes.

The position also serves as a team leader and supports the division chief in strategic workforce planning, focusing on researching, planning, coordinating, and overseeing current and future innovation projects and partnerships. The role evaluates outcomes, recommends improvements, provides supervision to human resources staff and guidance to program supervisors and administrators on best practices that strengthen workforce and staffing operations.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement: Graduation with a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Progressively responsible experience in administrative, professional, investigative, technical or other responsible work which has provided a general background in the field of management, education, training or human resources administration may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Experience of a routine clerical nature is not qualifying.

Specialized Experience: Three and one-half (3-1/2) years of professional experience in one or any combination of human resources management functions, i.e., recruitment, placement, examinations, position classification, compensation or wage administration, employee management relations and services, employee development, human resources program development and services, labor relations and human resources research.

Such experience must show the ability to deal satisfactorily with fellow workers and/or operating personnel, to recognize problems in the operation of a human resources program, and to suggest practical solutions, and otherwise to accept responsibility in the field of human resources administration. Clerical experience in a human resources program involving work which is limited to the application of human resources rules, regulations and procedures in support of the human resources functions described above is not qualifying.

Staff Specialist or Supervisory Experience: In addition to the Specialized Experience, you must possess one (1) year of staff specialist or supervisory experience of the type and quality described below:

1. Staff Specialist Experience: Human resources management and/or labor relations specialist experience performing work regularly encompassing difficult and complex situations and problems in a given human resources specialty with responsibility for furnishing advisory services to management in the overall aspects of program development and evaluation; or human resources management specialist and/or labor relations experience performing extensive and intensive work in a given area of specialization, working on the most complex, and difficult assignments in the areas of program development and evaluation, development of new and revised procedures, review of working situations to be sure that departments are following guidelines for sound human resources practices, development of legislative proposals or analysis of the impact of proposed legislation, and engaging in human resources research aimed towards improving the human resources system.

2. Supervisory Experience: Experience in the field of human resources management or labor relations which included: (1) planning and directing the work of others; (2) assigning and reviewing their work; (3) advising them of difficult problem areas; (4) timing and scheduling their work; and (5) training and developing new employees.

Substitutions Allowed:

Substitution of Education for Experience:

a. Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in personnel administration, personnel and industrial relations or human resources management may be substituted for six (6) months of the Specialized Experience.

b. Possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university in personnel administration, personnel and industrial relations or human resources management may be substituted for one (1) year of the Specialized Experience.

c. Possession of a Ph.D. degree from an accredited college or university in personnel administration, personnel and industrial relations or human resources management may be substituted for two and one-half (2-½) years of the Specialized Experience.

Desirable Qualifications: Human Resources Generalist professional experience preferred, including work in recruitment, examination, classification, employment suitability assessments, and selection and hiring processes across diverse occupations and job classifications.
Supplemental Information

The following information may be submitted as an attachment to your online application or emailed to Recruitment@courts.hawaii.gov, or delivered to: Hawaii State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

Education: A copy of your official transcripts may be submitted at the time of application. If you are selected, you will need to submit an official transcript (not a copy) indicating the completion of the training or the awarding of the appropriate degree.
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Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:

• 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
  
• 21 vacation leave days per year
  
• 21 sick leave days per year
  
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
  
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
  
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
  
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
  
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

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The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.
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This position requires a bachelor's degree or progressively responsible experience in administrative, professional, investigative, technical or other responsible work which has provided a general background in the field of management, education, training or human resources administration may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Experience of a routine clerical nature is not qualifying.

Does your application show that you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

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Specialized Experience: The position requires three and one-half (3-1/2) years of professional experience in one or a combination of human resources management functions, such as recruitment, placement, examinations, position classification, compensation or wage administration, employee management relations and services, employee development, human resources program development and services, labor relations and human resources research. Such experience must show ability to deal satisfactorily with fellow workers and/or operating personnel, to recognize problems in the operation of a human resources program, and to suggest practical solutions, and otherwise to accept responsibility in the field of human resources administration.

Note: Clerical experience in a human resources program involving work which is limited to applying human resources rules, regulations and procedures in support of the human resources functions described above is not qualifying.

If you are claiming the required three and one-half (3-12) years of Specialized Experience described above, please provide a detailed description of your professional human resources role, duties and responsibilities and the scope and complexity of the human resources issues you independently handled.
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Staff Specialist/Supervisory Experience: In addition to the Specialized Experience, you must possess one (1) year of staff specialist or supervisory experience. Please provide a detailed description of your experience serving in a staff specialist role or performing supervisory duties in an official capacity, including the employer where this experience was gained. Your description should clearly outline your level of responsibility, the nature and scope of work you performed, the staff or programs you guided or supervised, and any decision-making authority you exercised.
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Desirable Qualifications: Human Resources Generalist professional experience preferred, including work in recruitment, examination, classification, employment suitability assessments, and selection across diverse occupations and job classifications.

Although Human Resources Generalist experience is not required, please describe in detail your experience in the areas of recruitment, examination, classification, employment suitability assessments, and selection and hiring processes.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Before submitting your application, carefully review it for completeness and accuracy. Your examination score is based entirely on the information you provide in your application and this supplemental questionnaire, including whether you possess desirable qualifications. Insufficient detail may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.For each position listed on your application, you must provide the employer name, official job title, dates of employment (from-to, month/year), hours worked per week, and a detailed description of your duties and responsibilities.Do not submit a resume in place of the application or supplemental questionnaire. If you choose to attach a resume, it must contain all of the required employment information listed above.

• I have read and understand the above statement. I acknowledge that failure to provide sufficient and detailed information may result in my application being rejected or receiving a lower examination score.

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