Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › Subtitle 1 - STATE OF HAWAII HUMAN RESOURCES RULES › Chapter 1 - GENERAL CIVIL SERVICE PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL CIVIL SERVICE PROVISIONS › Section 14-1-3 - General responsibilities of director

Current through June, 2024
The director shall:
(1) Be responsible to the governor for the
				  proper application of the civil service law and all other applicable
				  statutes.
(2) Exercise and provide
				  leadership in human resources matters throughout the state service.
(3) Develop and promulgate policies, rules,
				  standards, guidelines, and procedures applicable to the state service, designed
				  to promote the efficiency of the state service governing such matters as the
				  following:
(A) Classification and related
				  systems to support sound utilization of human resources, recruitment of
				  qualified personnel, and appropriate pay and pay relationships amongst
				  personnel;
(B) A civil service
				  merit-based recruitment system;
(C)
				  A performance appraisal system for the purpose of evaluating the performance of
				  employees in the civil service and improving employees' performance, consistent
				  with chapter
				  76-41, Hawaii Revised
				  Statutes;
(D) An incentive and
				  service awards program for the purpose of recognizing employees who contribute
				  to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of government operations or
				  who perform exceptionally meritorious special acts or services in the public
				  interest in connection with or related to their official employment, consistent
				  with the policies of the governor;
(E) Orderly, uniform, and fair procedures for
				  the non-disciplinary separation of employees from the state service;
(F) Circumstances under which civil service
				  positions may be excepted from the civil service classification system and/or
				  civil service recruitment system;
(G) Pay administration system which provides
				  for the proper compensation of employees and adjustments thereto as
				  necessitated by personnel movements and employment actions;
(H) A leave program whereby employees may be
				  reasonably excused from work for rest, recreation, health, and other
				  purposes;
(I) Administration of a
				  program for employee work hours and observance of holidays and a system under
				  which the pay of employees may be adjusted for certain hours, days or
				  conditions of work;
(J) A program
				  to establish and maintain medical requirements and require medical examinations
				  in order to:
(i) Ensure that persons seeking
				  employment in the civil service system meet the physical and mental
				  requirements necessary for the safe and efficient performance of the duties of
				  the position for which they are being hired and can be expected to continue to
				  meet physical and mental requirements for continued employment.
(ii) Ensure that each employee is able to
				  perform their duties satisfactorily and without undue hazard to the employee or
				  others or without undue hardship on the operation of the program. Medical
				  requirements and examinations shall include, but need not be limited to,
				  pre-employment medical examinations, return to work examinations, medical
				  re-evaluations, the method of administration of medical examinations, and the
				  consequences of employees failing to meet physical and mental requirements in
				  order to perform their duties.
(K) A program for placing employees who are
				  medically unqualified to perform their usual and customary job because of a
				  work related or non-work related injury;
(L) Establishing safety and health standards
				  to ensure safe places of employment and compliance with all applicable safety,
				  health and workers' compensation laws, executive orders, policies, procedures,
				  standards and guidelines;
(M) A
				  recruitment incentive program that offers travel and transportation expenses or
				  monetary incentives to persons employed or appointed to critical-to-fill and
				  labor shortage positions. Permissible expenditures will be covered by
				  guidelines issued by the director;
(N) Pay programs and/or alternate programs
				  that will help to attract and retain efficient and effective employees in State
				  government;
(O) A probation period
				  that shall be used as a test to determine an employee's fitness and ability for
				  employment in the civil service and the position;
(P) Conditions under which non-civil service
				  appointments may be made.