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HB2058
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2058
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to civil service exemption of county positions
.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1
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Section 46-33,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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�46-33
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Exemption of certain
county positions.
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In any county with
a population of 500,000 or more, the civil service to which this section refers
is comprised of all positions in the public service of [
such
]
the
county, now existing or hereafter established, and embraces all personal
services performed for [
such
]
the
county, except the following:
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(1)
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Positions of
officers elected by public vote; positions of heads of departments; position of
the clerk; position of the manager of the board of water supply and position of
the chief of police.
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(2)
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Positions in the
office of mayor, but [
such
]
the
positions, except those of the
heads of the offices of information and complaint and budget director, shall be
included in the position classification plan.
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Employees of the municipal library and of the offices of information and
complaint and budget director, other than the heads of [
such
]
the
offices, however, shall not be exempted from civil service.
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(3)
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Positions of
deputies of the corporation counsel, deputies of the prosecuting attorney, and
law clerks.
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(4)
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Positions of
members of any board, commission, or equivalent body.
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(5)
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Positions filled
by inmates, patients, or students in city institutions or in the schools.
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(6)
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Positions of
district magistrates, jurors, and witnesses.
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(7)
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Personal services
obtained by contract where the director of civil service has certified that the
service is special or unique, is essential to the public interest and that,
because of circumstances surrounding its fulfillment, personnel to perform [
such
]
the
service cannot be obtained through normal civil service recruitment
procedures.
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Any [
such
] contract
under
this paragraph
may be for any period not exceeding one year.
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(8)
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Personal services
of a temporary nature needed in the public interest where the need for the same
does not exceed ninety days, but before any person may be employed to render [
such
]
the
temporary service the director of civil service shall certify that
the service is of a temporary nature and that recruitment through normal civil
service recruitment procedures is not practicable.
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The employment of any person for service of a
temporary nature may be extended for good cause for an additional period not to
exceed ninety days upon similar certification by the director subject to
approval of the civil service commission.
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(9)
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Personal services
performed on a fee, contract or piecework basis by persons who may lawfully
perform their duties concurrently with their private business or profession or
other private employment, if any, and whose duties require only a portion of
their time, where it is impracticable to ascertain or anticipate the portion of
time devoted to the service of the city and [
such
]
the
fact is
certified to by the director of civil service.
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(10)
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Positions of
temporary election clerks in the office of the clerk employed during the
election periods, but the positions filled by [
such
]
the
employees
shall be included in the position classification plan.
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(11)
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Positions of one
first deputy and private secretaries to heads of departments and their first
deputies, but private secretarial positions shall be included in the position
classification plan.
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The first deputy in
the department of civil service, however, shall not be exempt from civil
service.
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(12)
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Positions of
the housing and community development office or department; provided that this
exemption shall not preclude each county from establishing these positions as
civil service positions.
The director of civil service shall determine the
applicability of this section to specific positions."
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SECTION
2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION
3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED
BY:
_____________________________
By
Request
Report Title:
City and
County of Honolulu Mayor's Package; Civil Service; Housing and Community Development
Office
Description:
Exempts positions
of a county Housing and Community Development Office or Department from civil
service laws.
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