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SCR85
THE SENATE
S.C.R. NO.
85
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Requesting the DEPARTMENT of Human Resources Development
to
collaborate with state departments, agencies,
and labor organizations in completing the comprehensive review of the
classification and compensation systems for all civil service positions under
its jurisdiction
.
����
WHEREAS, state
agencies are experiencing a significant labor shortage that is anticipated to
worsen; and
����
WHEREAS, according
to the
D
epartment of
H
uman
R
esources
D
evelopment
's (DHRD) 2026 annual report to the Legislature
,
as of November 1, 2025, there were 4,273
vacant
civil service
positions in
its human resources management system,
representing a twenty-four percent vacancy rate, and four hundred eighty-five
positions had been vacant for four years or more;
and
����
WHEREAS,
DHRD also reported that nearly
thirty
percent of existing state employees will be eligible for retirement in the next
four years; and
����
WHEREAS,
the
class specifications
for state positions defining
the duties
and responsibilities, level of difficulty and authority, and minimum
qualifications
for the respective classes,
and
the
compensation for
these positions
have become outdated,
contributing to
the S
tate
's
struggle
to
recruit, hir
e
, and
retain employees; and
����
WHEREAS,
recognizing that
modernization of
state
position classification and
compensation systems
is essential
to attract and retain qualified employees
, Act 180, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025 (Act 180)
directed DHRD to conduct a comprehensive review
of the classification and compensation systems for all civil service positions
under its jurisdiction;
and
����
WHEREAS,
Act 180 required DHRD to submit to the
Legislature a preliminary report of its findings and recommendations by
February 28, 2026, and a final report prior to the convening of the Regular
Session of 2027;
and
����
WHEREAS,
on February 27, 2026, DHRD submitted to the
Legislature its
preliminary
report
outlin
ing
the structure, scope,
and direction of the work to
complete the
comprehensive review
; and
����
WHEREAS, collaborating
with state departments
,
agencies
,
and labor
organizations in completing the comprehensive review
will provide
DHRD
with
direct operational
insight into
the factors
contribut
ing
to
the persistently
high vacancy
rates and
significant numbers of
difficult-to-fill
positions
and enable DHRD to develop
recommendations that are operationally practicable and aligned with the State's
long-term public sector workforce sustainability needs
; now, therefore,
����
BE IT
RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii,
Regular Session of 2026, the House of Representatives concurring, that the
Department of Human Resources Development
(DHRD)
is requested to collaborate with state departments
,
agencies
, and
labor
organizations in completing
the comprehensive review of the classification and compensation systems for all
civil service positions under its jurisdiction as required by
Act 180, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025
; and
����
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that
DHRD is requested to emphasize
and focus its comprehensive review, including its research, analysis, and
development of recommendations, on state departments and
agencies with
high vacancy rates or
significant numbers
of
difficult-to-fill positions; and
����
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified cop
ies
of this
Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the
Governor and
Director of Human Resources Development.
OFFERED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title:
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DHRD; Civil
Service Positions;
Classification
and Compensation Systems; Comprehensive Review;
Final Report; Collaboration; State Departments, Agencies, and Labor
Organizations;
High Vacancy Rates; Difficult-to-
F
ill Positions;
Act 180 (2025)