Contact Human Resources
Mailing address: 200 West Kāwili St., Hilo, HI 96720
Lorena Kauhi
Kelli Moraes
Kelli can assist you with matters in these areas:
Lead
Position Control and Regular Recruitment (APT, E/M, Faculty): SF-1/SF-2
- Administrative Affairs (Auxiliary Services, Business Office, Environment & Health Safety Office, Facilities Planning, Human Resources)
- Student Affairs
- College of Natural and Health Science
- Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani
- Athletics
Casual Hire and Lecturer Pool - application review & referral for units listed above
Classification (APT & Faculty only) for units listed above
Organizational Charts
Transactions:
- Administrative Affairs Division (Auxiliary Services, Business Office, EHSO, Facilities Planning, HR)
- College of Pharmacy
Backup
- Casual Hires
- Lecturer Pool (recruitment)
- Employee Engagement, Professional Development, Performance Management
- Leaves
Kipp Rice
Kipp can assist you with matters in these areas:
Lead
Employee Onboarding, Orientation, and Offboarding
Employee Engagement
Performance Management
Professional Development
HR Website
Transactions:
- Administrative Affairs Division (Security)
- Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani
- Athletics
Backup
- Civil Service position control, classification, and recruitment
- Benefits/Leaves (Family Leave, Online Leave System, Workers Compensation, Temporary Disability, Unemployment Insurance Verification/Eligibility, etc.)
Brandi Paulo
Brandi can assist you with matters in these areas:
Lead
- Civil Service: position control, classification, recruitment, transactions, timesheets/payroll reporting
- Benefits/Leaves (Workers' Compensation, Temporary Disability, Family Leave, etc.)
Transactions:
- College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management/Research
- College of Business & Economics
- Center for Community Engagement
- English Language Institute
- Library
Annette Sugimoto
Annette Sugimoto continues to volunteer her time for our office. She and Lorena can assist you with matters in these areas:
- Coaches: contracts, transactions
- E/M: appointments, classification, salaries, transactions
- UH Hilo: Chancellor’s Office, Center for Maunakea Stewardship/MKSOA, ‘Imiloa, Office of Equal Opportunity, Small Business Development Center, University Relations
- VC Academic Affairs Office
- Immigration
- Investigations
- Consultations/Negotiations
- Policy Review
- Reports
- Salary Analysis
- UI Verification
- PCIS & Profiler Updates
Interim Assignments - Contact the HR Director
For assistance in these areas, please call our main office line at (808) 932-7626 or email Director Lorena Kauhi at lorenadk@hawaii.edu.
Position Control and Regular Recruitment (APT, E/M, Faculty): SF-1/SF-2 - Administrative Affairs (Information Technology Services, Performing Arts, Security, VC-Administrative Affairs) - UH Hilo (Chancellor’s Office, Center for Maunakea Stewardship/MKSOA, ʻImiloa, OEO, SBDC, University Relations) - VC-Academic Affairs Office - CAFNRM/Research - COBE - CCE - ESL - Library
Casual Hire and Lecturer Pool - application review & referral for units listed above
Classification (APT & Faculty only) for units listed above
Organizational Charts
Transactions:
- Administrative Affairs Division (Information Technology Services, Performing Arts, VC-Administrative Affairs)
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Casual Hires: accepts requests and posts on NeoGov
- Lecturer Pool: recruitment (PD-ad review/posting only)
- College of Natural and Health Sciences
- Student Affairs Division