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HI HB1059

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nadine Nakamura

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Converts Emergency Management Specialist positions at level V and higher in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exempt status
  • Addresses staffing shortages by allowing more flexible and expedited hiring for critical emergency management positions outside normal civil service recruitment procedures
  • Amends Section 76-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to add these specialist positions to the list of civil service exemptions
  • Takes effect July 1, 3000 (placeholder date), with an automatic repeal on July 1, 2027, at which point affected positions would return to civil service status under Chapter 76

Legislative Description

Relating To The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/21/2025
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs3/4/2025
Finance2/13/2025
Labor & Public Employment2/5/2025
Public Safety1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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