HRS §371-18

Special hiring rules for federally funded job programs

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This section lets the department set up jobs for federally funded employment or training programs without following the usual state hiring rules. It covers programs like job training and welfare to work. The section is narrow and only allows this exemption.

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The statute, as written — Staffing for federally funded programs

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Positions established by the department to implement federally funded employment or training programs, or both, including but not limited to those established under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Job Training Partnership Act, Workforce Investment Act, and the welfare to work program, may be exempt from chapter 76.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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