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Human Resources Staff

Vacant - Director

The overall administrator of the Human Resources Office.

  • Responsible for all aspects of the Human Resource function for the University.
  • Advises the Senior Executives on human resource issues for UHH
  • Liaison for UHH in legal matters
  • Special projects
  • Reorganization

Claire Shigeoka - Assistant Director

ClaireClaire 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

AnnetteAnnette can assist you with information relative to Executive, Faculty, and Administrative, Professional and Technical (APT) Employment:

Irene Sakamoto - Human Resources Clerk

Irene SakamotoIrene can assist you with information relative to Lecturers and Casual Hire Employment:

  • Casual Hire / New
  • Casual Hire / Re-Hire
  • Benefits - BOR - Health Insurance, Group Life, Flexible Spending, Retirement
  • Direct Deposit
  • Employment Verification/Unemployment forms
  • SCOPIS (Form 6, scans, PTS, Job Announcements Forms)

Nicol Botelho - Human Resources Clerk

Civil Service Employment: Nicol Botelho

Alison Akamine - Office Assistant

Photo not availableServes as the secretary to the Director of Human Resources and the receptionist for the Human Resources Office. Provides information relative to:

  • 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
  • General human resources information
  • Director of HR appointments
  • Leave accrual information for employees
  • Human Resources Office correspondence