HRS §78-67
No bachelor's degree required for most state or county jobs
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The state and its agencies cannot require a bachelor's degree for most state or county jobs. An exception exists only when the job's needed skills can only be learned through a bachelor's degree program, as decided by the hiring official.
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The statute, as written — Bachelor's degree requirements for state or county employment; prohibition
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.
(a) The State or any of its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions shall not require a bachelor's degree as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state or county employment. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if skills-based hiring is not a viable option because the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a bachelor's degree.
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