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Contact Information
- Phone Number: (808) 974-7449
- Fax Number: (808) 974-7715
- Email Address: hrhilo@hawaii.edu
- Address:
- Office Location: 1437 Kīlauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
- Mailing address: 200 West Kāwili St., Hilo, HI 96720
Human Resources Staff
Kerwin Iwamoto - Director
Kerwin is the overall administrator of the Human Resources Office.
- Responsible for all aspects of the Human Resource function for the Univeristy.
- Advises the Senior Executives on human resource issues for UHH
- Liaison for UHH in legal matters
- Special pojects
- Reorganization
Barbara Jean (BJ) Saito - Special Assistant (Part-time)
BJ assists the Director in special projects and reorganizational proposals
- Reseaches information
- Develops initial proposals
- Analyzes proposals from departments
Claire Shigeoka - Assistant Director
Claire is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources Office. She can assist you with information relative to:
- Reviews and evaluates all requests for establishing, filling and changing BOR and Civil Service positions at UHH
- Reviews APT broadband actions
- Reviews on-line Form 17 system actions
- Places position ads
- Employee Retirement System (ERS) inquiries
- Temporary Disability Benefits (TDB) for employees
- Acts on the Director's behalf in his absence
Annette Sugimoto - Human Resources Officer
Annette can assist you with information relative to Executive, Faculty, and Administrative, Professional and Technical (APT) Employment:
- APT New Hire
- Non Instructional Bargaining Unit 07 / New Hire
- Instructional Bargaining Unit 07 / New Hire
- Benefits - Health Insurance, Group Life, Flexible Spending, Retirement
- Leave Accounting System (including Family Leave)
- Employment Verification/Unemployment forms
- Direct deposit
Irene Sakamoto - Human Resources Clerk
Irene can assist you with information relative to Lecturers and Casual Hire Employment:
- Casual Hire / New
- Casual Hire / Re-Hire
- Lecturer Re-Hire / Part time
- Lecturer Re-Hire / Full time
- Lecturer New-Hire / Part time
- Lecturer New-Hire / Full time
- Benefits - BOR - Health Insurance, Group Life, Flexible Spending, Retirement
- Direct Deposit
- Employment Verification/Unemployment forms
- SCOPIS (Form 6, scans, PTS, Job Announcements Forms)
Vacant - Human Resources Clerk
Civil Service Employment:
- Civil Service Hire Packet
- Emergency Hire Packet
- Form D-55, Individual Time Sheets - OT, Emergency Hire, Night Shift Differential
- Benefits - Civil Service (Health Insurance, Group Life, Flexible Spending, Retirement
- Leave Forms (other than vacation/sick) - LWOP, Professional Improvement Leave
- Direct Deposit
- Employment Verification
- New Hire, changes, terminations
Sandra Tanaka- Clerk Typist
Sandy is the secretary to the Director of Human Resources and the receptionist for the Human Resources Office. She can assist you with information relative to:
- General human resources information
- Director of HR appointments
- Leave accural information for employees
- Human Resources Office correspondence