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Hawaii Reentry Employment & Workforce Directory

This Hawaii employment directory helps users find workforce centers, training providers, staffing routes, and direct employer career links across Oahu, Maui County, Hawaii Island, and Kauai County.

Search by island, county, employer, industry, skill level, training type, or job pathway. If you are on probation, parole, community supervision, or returning from incarceration, confirm travel, shift, site access, driving, cash-handling, airport/port access, licensing, overnight, and supervision restrictions before accepting work.

How to use this directory Hawaii employment guidance

Start with workforce support if unsure, then narrow by island, employer, industry, and supervision limits

Hawaii’s employment market is highly island-specific. Oahu has the broadest employer base, while Maui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai often require a more practical combination of direct applications, staffing, workforce-center help, training, and commute-aware job searches. Reentry-supportive does not mean automatic approval.

🔎 Search by island or industry 🏢 Employers first 🛠️ Technical and non-technical pathways included ⚖️ Confirm restrictions before accepting work
🏛️ Featured statewide resource Hawaii workforce access

American Job Center Hawaii / HireNet Hawaii

The American Job Centers are the best first stop for free job-search help, personal career planning, training referrals, HireNet Hawaii support, employer connections, and workforce navigation.

📍 Oahu, Maui, Hilo, Kona, Kauai 🧭 Public workforce access 🖥️ HireNet Hawaii job-search support
Hawaii employment coverage

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OACRA is building Hawaii as employment infrastructure, not just a referral page. Workforce partners, employers, staffing firms, colleges, nonprofits, and sponsors can help improve island-by-island depth, accuracy, and long-term maintenance.

📌 Island-by-island coverage 🔎 Direct employer pathways 📈 Built for scale and upkeep

Statewide Employment Anchors

Statewide resources before island drilldown.

🏢 Workforce access and job search

American Job Center Hawaii
Free public workforce services, job-search support, training referrals, career planning, and HireNet Hawaii assistance.
Locations
Oahu, Maui, Hilo, Kona, Kauai
Primary public entry point
HireNet Hawaii
Statewide job-search portal used for online openings, resumes, labor-market searches, and job-center support.
HireNet Hawaii
Online statewide access
Search + tracking route
State of Hawaii Careers
Public-service openings across state departments, including administrative, labor, maintenance, clerical, technical, and field roles.
State Jobs
Statewide public-sector route
Confirm eligibility by role
Goodwill Hawaii — Career Services
Job readiness, education, placement, and barrier-to-employment support for vulnerable populations, including people with justice-system history.
Goodwill Programs
2610 Kilihau St, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 836-0313
Reentry-friendly support anchor

🛠️ Training, credentials, and employer-aligned pathways

Good Jobs Hawaiʻi / UH Community Colleges
Employer-aligned training pathways in healthcare, skilled trades, clean energy, technology, education, creative industries, and public-safety-related fields.
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi
Statewide online + campus access
Training-to-employment route
UH Community Colleges — Career Training & Certifications
Short-term training and noncredit certification options for practical career-ready skills across multiple industries.
Career Training
Statewide campus network
Skill-building route
Hawaiian Trades Academy
Workforce training route for construction, trades, clean-up, rebuild, and skilled labor pathways when cohorts are available.
Trades Academy
Program availability varies
Trades pathway
ABC Hawaii — Apprenticeship Programs
Construction apprenticeship pathway for carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, roofing, and related trade careers.
Apprenticeships
Earn-and-learn pathway
Confirm supervision fit

🏭 Statewide direct employer pathways

Hawaiian Airlines
Airport, cargo, customer-service, operations, mechanical, and support roles across major Hawaii airport markets.
Hawaiian Airlines Careers
Search by airport and island
Airport access may require clearance
Young Brothers
Marine freight, shoreside, seagoing, port, operations, and logistics roles serving Hawaii communities.
Young Brothers Careers
Interisland freight route
Port access may require screening
Hawaiian Electric
Utility pathway with construction, maintenance, customer service, engineering, IT, finance, and operations roles.
Hawaiian Electric Careers
Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island roles
Technical + nontechnical roles
HPM Building Supply
Retail, warehouse, lumberyard, CDL, manufacturing, contractor sales, and customer-facing building-supply roles.
HPM Careers
Multiple island locations
Good trades-adjacent pathway

🤝 Staffing and fast-entry employment routes

ALTRES Staffing
Large Hawaii staffing route for temporary, temp-to-hire, administrative, industrial, service, medical, and professional roles.
ALTRES
Statewide staffing network
Fast-entry application route
HiEmployment
Staffing and recruiting agency connecting job seekers to short-term, permanent, hospitality, convention, and general employment opportunities.
HiEmployment
Apply online
Good hospitality route
Bishop & Company
Temporary, direct-hire, administrative, professional, and executive-level staffing route for Hawaii job seekers.
Job Seekers
Apply / search openings
Office + professional route
Aloha International Employment
Maui and Oahu employment agency route for staffing, payroll-supported placements, and employer-connected job openings.
Aloha International
Maui + Oahu
Island-specific staffing route

Oahu / Honolulu

Coverage: Honolulu, Kapolei, Pearl City, Waipahu, Ewa Beach, Kaneohe, Kailua, Wahiawa, North Shore, and greater Oahu.

Oahu has Hawaii’s broadest employment mix: hospitality, healthcare, airport and port logistics, public-sector jobs, construction, utilities, retail, food service, security, clerical work, and staffing. For reentry users, the best approach is to combine American Job Center support with direct employer applications and staffing agencies that can move faster than individual applications.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and job-readiness support

American Job Center Hawaii — Oahu
Free job-search help, resume support, career planning, training referrals, and HireNet Hawaii support.
Oahu AJC
Dole Cannery Complex
680 Iwilei Rd, Suite 700, Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 768-5701
Primary Oahu public entry point
Goodwill Hawaii — Honolulu Career Services
Job readiness, employer connection, education, and barrier-support pathway for people facing employment barriers.
Goodwill Programs
2610 Kilihau St, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 836-0313
Reentry-friendly support anchor
Honolulu Community College / PCATT
Useful Oahu training route for trades, technology, networking, IT, and workforce development pathways.
PCATT
874 Dillingham Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96817
Tech + skilled pathway
Kapiolani Community College — Career Pathways
Strong Oahu route for healthcare, culinary, hospitality, business, and customer-facing career training.
Kapiolani CC
4303 Diamond Head Rd, Honolulu, HI 96816
Hospitality + healthcare training

🏨 Hospitality, food service, and visitor-industry employers

OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group
Hotel operations, housekeeping, maintenance, guest services, food and beverage, grounds, and administrative roles.
OUTRIGGER Careers
Waikiki / Honolulu focus
Strong entry-level hospitality lane
Hilton Hawaii
Hotel, housekeeping, culinary, stewarding, front-desk, guest-service, maintenance, and resort operations roles.
Hilton Hawaii Jobs
Oahu + neighbor islands
Search by property and department
Marriott / Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Hospitality and resort pathway for housekeeping, front desk, food service, maintenance, recreation, and operations.
Marriott Vacations Careers
Search Hawaii locations
Property-specific applications
Oahu food-service search lane
Best searches: dishwasher, prep cook, line cook, steward, banquet setup, cashier, stocker, busser, host, and overnight cleaner.
Use HireNet + employer career pages + staffing together
High-volume entry lane

🏥 Healthcare, care support, and nonclinical employers

The Queen’s Health Systems
Clinical, allied health, administrative, nonclinical, support, dietary, environmental services, and facilities roles.
Queen’s Careers
Honolulu + systemwide
Nonclinical roles may be a fit
Hawaii Pacific Health
Healthcare system openings including allied health, administrative, IT, nonclinical, food service, and support roles.
HPH Careers
Oahu + Kauai system roles
Search nonclinical roles too
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Healthcare, housekeeping, support, customer-service, administrative, and clinical roles across Hawaii facilities.
Kaiser Hawaii Jobs
Search by city and department
Background review varies by role
HiHealthCare / The Hawaii Group
Healthcare staffing and support pathway for caregiving, health aide, professional, and support roles where qualified.
Careers
Healthcare staffing route
Credential requirements vary

🚚 Logistics, trades, retail, utilities, and staffing

Hawaiian Airlines — Oahu airport pathway
Airport operations, cargo, customer service, ramp support, mechanics, and administrative roles.
Apply
Search Honolulu
Airport clearance may apply
Grace Pacific
Construction, asphalt, laborer, equipment, plant, quality-control, traffic-control, and field operations roles.
Grace Pacific Jobs
Oahu + neighbor island roles
Good trades-adjacent lane
Hawaiian Electric — Oahu
Utility roles in operations, maintenance, construction, customer service, engineering, IT, and business support.
Search Jobs
Search Oahu / Honolulu / Pearl City
Technical + support roles
Oahu staffing stack
Use ALTRES, HiEmployment, Bishop & Company, and Aloha International for temp-to-hire, hospitality, administrative, warehouse, and support roles.
ALTRES
Pair staffing with direct applications
Fastest entry lane for many users

Maui County

Coverage: Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, Lahaina, Upcountry, Kaunakakai, Lanai City.

Maui County employment is strongest in hospitality, healthcare, construction, rebuilding, retail, county/state jobs, airport operations, food service, care support, and staffing. For users rebuilding stability, combine the Maui American Job Center, UH Maui College training, Good Jobs Hawaiʻi, direct resort applications, and staffing routes.

🏢 Workforce and training anchors

American Job Center Hawaii — Maui
Free workforce services, HireNet registration support, resume help, employment counseling, job fairs, training, and support services.
Maui AJC
110 Alaʻihi St, Suite 209, Kahului, HI 96732
(808) 270-5777
Primary Maui entry point
UH Maui College — Extended Learning & Workforce Development
Training pathway for workforce needs, job placement demands, apprenticeships, sustainability, food innovation, and customized training.
ELWD Resource
310 W Kaʻahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732
Maui training anchor
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi — Maui access
Training-to-career pathway for healthcare, skilled trades, technology, education, clean energy, and other in-demand sectors.
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi
Online + campus-linked options
Free/low-cost training route
Hawaiian Trades Academy — Maui
Trades training route for residents interested in rebuild, clean-up, construction, and skilled labor pathways when cohorts are open.
Trades Training
Check current cohorts
Construction/rebuild lane

🏨 Hospitality, resort, and service employers

Hilton Hawaii — Maui search lane
Hotel and resort openings in housekeeping, food service, stewarding, front desk, grounds, maintenance, and operations.
Hilton Hawaii Jobs
Filter for Maui locations
Hospitality entry lane
Marriott / Marriott Vacations Worldwide — Maui
Resort operations, housekeeping, culinary, front desk, recreation, maintenance, and guest-service pathways.
Marriott Vacations Careers
Search Maui properties
Property-specific applications
OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group — Maui pathway
Hospitality and resort roles where Maui openings are available, including guest service, housekeeping, maintenance, and operations.
OUTRIGGER Careers
Search Hawaii openings
Use with staffing routes
Maui service-industry search lane
Best searches: dishwasher, prep cook, line cook, hotel houseperson, housekeeper, steward, retail associate, cashier, and maintenance helper.
Search Kahului, Kihei, Wailea, Lahaina, Wailuku
High-volume practical lane

🏥 Healthcare, airport, public, and utility pathways

Kaiser Permanente — Maui roles
Healthcare, support, administrative, housekeeping, clinical, and nonclinical openings where available.
Kaiser Hawaii Jobs
Filter for Wailuku / Maui
Background review by role
Hawaiian Airlines — Kahului pathway
Airport, cargo, ramp, customer-service, and operations roles at or connected to Kahului Airport when openings are available.
Hawaiian Airlines Careers
Search Kahului / Maui
Airport clearance may apply
Hawaiian Electric — Maui
Utility roles in operations, maintenance, engineering, customer service, and technical support where available.
Search Jobs
Filter for Maui
Technical + support lane
County of Maui Jobs
Public-sector route for clerical, parks, maintenance, labor, facilities, public works, administrative, and county service roles.
County Jobs
Maui County civil-service route
Confirm eligibility by position

🏗️ Construction, staffing, and practical Maui pathways

HPM Building Supply — Maui
Retail, CDL, warehouse, lumberyard, sales, building-supply, and contractor-support roles where Maui openings are posted.
HPM Careers
Search Maui / Lahaina / Kahului
Trades-adjacent employment
Grace Pacific — Maui search lane
Construction, asphalt, traffic-control, field, plant, equipment, and laborer roles when Maui openings are available.
Grace Pacific Jobs
Search Maui openings
Confirm site and travel fit
Aloha International Employment — Maui
Staffing and employer-connected pathway for Maui job seekers needing a practical route into available openings.
Aloha International
Maui + Oahu
Local staffing route
Maui practical search lanes
Best first searches: rebuild support, construction helper, warehouse, landscaping, maintenance, housekeeping, food service, retail, caregiving, and county jobs.
Use AJC + training + staffing together
Commute-aware search needed

Hawaii Island

Coverage: Hilo, Kona, Waimea, Waikoloa, Keaau, Pahoa, Captain Cook, Honokaa, and rural Hawaii Island communities.

Hawaii Island employment is split between Hilo and Kona, with practical lanes in hospitality, healthcare, building supply, construction, retail, transportation, agriculture-adjacent work, government, airport jobs, and training through Hawaii Community College. Users should search by side of island and commute radius before accepting work.

🏢 Workforce and training anchors

American Job Center Hawaii — Hilo
Free public workforce access for job search, training referrals, resume help, and HireNet support.
Hilo AJC
88 Kanoelehua Ave, Suite A-204, Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 935-6527
East Hawaii entry point
American Job Center Hawaii — Kona
West Hawaii workforce access for job-search support, training navigation, HireNet help, and referrals.
Kona AJC
Kealakekua / Kona access listed through WDC
West Hawaii entry point
Hawaii Community College
Training route for trades, technical programs, healthcare support, business, and career-focused education on Hawaii Island.
Hawaii CC
1175 Manono St, Hilo, HI 96720
Island training anchor
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi — Hawaii Island access
Training-to-employment pathway for in-demand sectors including healthcare, trades, clean energy, technology, and education.
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi
Online + campus-linked options
Use with AJC follow-up

🏨 Hospitality, resort, retail, and service employers

Hilton Hawaii — Waikoloa / Hawaii Island
Resort roles in housekeeping, food service, stewarding, maintenance, grounds, guest service, and operations.
Hilton Hawaii Jobs
Filter Waikoloa / Hawaii Island
Strong resort job lane
Marriott / Resort Career Pathways — Hawaii Island
Resort and hospitality route for housekeeping, culinary, stewarding, guest service, maintenance, and operations.
Marriott Careers
Search Hawaii Island properties
Hospitality pathway
HPM Building Supply — Hawaii Island
Retail, manufacturing, lumberyard, CDL, warehouse, customer-service, and contractor-support roles.
HPM Careers
Keaau / Hilo / Kona area roles
Building-supply pathway
Hawaii Island service and retail search lane
Best searches: warehouse, stocker, retail associate, cook, dishwasher, housekeeping, landscaping, agriculture-adjacent work, and maintenance helper.
Search Hilo and Kona separately
Commute matters heavily

🏥 Healthcare, airport, public, and utility pathways

Queen’s / North Hawaii healthcare pathway
Healthcare, support, nonclinical, administrative, dietary, environmental services, and facilities roles within system openings.
Queen’s Careers
Search Hawaii Island / Waimea
Search nonclinical options
Kaiser Permanente — Hawaii Island search lane
Healthcare, support, administrative, and clinical roles where Hawaii Island openings are posted.
Kaiser Hawaii Jobs
Filter by city
Role-specific screening
Hawaiian Airlines — Kona / Hilo airport pathway
Cargo, ramp, customer-service, operations, and airport support roles where openings are available.
Hawaiian Airlines Careers
Search Kona or Hilo
Airport clearance may apply
Hawaiian Electric — Hawaii Island
Utility roles in operations, maintenance, customer service, technical support, engineering, and business functions.
Search Jobs
Filter Hilo / Hawaii Island
Technical + support roles

🏗️ Construction, county, logistics, and practical pathways

Grace Pacific — Hilo / Kona search lane
Construction, asphalt, traffic-control, plant, field, laborer, and equipment-related roles where openings are available.
Grace Pacific Jobs
Search Hilo / Kona
Construction pathway
County of Hawaii Jobs
Public-sector pathway for clerical, maintenance, parks, public works, facilities, administrative, and county service roles.
County Jobs
County civil-service route
Confirm eligibility by position
Young Brothers — Hawaii Island logistics lane
Marine freight, logistics, port, shoreside, and operations roles serving Hawaii Island and interisland freight needs.
Young Brothers Careers
Search Hawaii Island openings
Port access may require screening
Hawaii Island staffing route
Use ALTRES and other staffing routes for warehouse, administrative, hospitality, labor, support, and temp-to-hire roles.
ALTRES
Search by Hilo / Kona
Fast-entry route

Kauai County

Coverage: Lihue, Kapaa, Koloa, Waimea, Hanapepe, Princeville, Hanalei, Eleele, and islandwide Kauai.

Kauai’s employment market is smaller and more relationship-driven. Practical lanes include hospitality, healthcare support, county/state jobs, airport and cargo roles, retail, food service, landscaping, maintenance, construction, conservation, and staffing. Users should start with the Kauai American Job Center, then apply directly to employers and broaden searches by commute area.

🏢 Workforce and training anchors

American Job Center Hawaii — Kauai
Resume help, job search, HireNet support, employment counseling, workshops, and training referrals.
Kauai AJC
4444 Rice St, Suite 302, Lihue, HI 96766
(808) 274-3056
Primary Kauai public entry point
Kauai Community College
Training route for healthcare, hospitality, skilled trades, business, technology, and practical workforce pathways.
Kauai CC
3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766
Kauai training anchor
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi — Kauai access
Training-to-career route for healthcare, trades, technology, education, and other in-demand sectors when available.
Good Jobs Hawaiʻi
Online + campus-linked options
Use with AJC follow-up
Goodwill Hawaii — Kauai support route
Use Goodwill statewide career services for job-readiness, placement, education, and employment-barrier support where accessible.
Goodwill Programs
Statewide support route
Barrier-support pathway

🏨 Hospitality, healthcare, and public employers

Hilton Hawaii — Kauai search lane
Hotel and resort jobs in housekeeping, food service, stewarding, guest service, grounds, and maintenance where posted.
Hilton Hawaii Jobs
Filter by Kauai if available
Hospitality entry lane
Marriott / Resort Career Pathways — Kauai
Resort route for housekeeping, culinary, stewarding, front desk, maintenance, recreation, and guest-service roles.
Marriott Careers
Search Kauai properties
Property-specific applications
Hawaii Pacific Health / Wilcox — Kauai
Healthcare system pathway for clinical, allied health, administrative, nonclinical, food service, and support roles.
HPH Careers
Search Kauai / Wilcox
Nonclinical roles may fit
County of Kauai Jobs
Public-sector route for parks, maintenance, clerical, labor, public works, administrative, and county service roles.
County Jobs
Kauai County civil-service route
Confirm eligibility by position

🚚 Airport, logistics, construction, and trades-adjacent pathways

Hawaiian Airlines — Lihue pathway
Airport, cargo, customer-service, ramp, operations, and support roles where Lihue openings are available.
Hawaiian Airlines Careers
Search Lihue / Kauai
Airport clearance may apply
Young Brothers — Kauai logistics lane
Marine freight, logistics, port, shoreside, and operations roles serving Kauai and interisland freight needs.
Young Brothers Careers
Search Kauai openings
Port access may require screening
Grace Pacific — Kauai search lane
Construction, asphalt, traffic-control, field, laborer, plant, and equipment-related jobs where Kauai openings are available.
Grace Pacific Jobs
Search Kauai / Eleele / Lihue
Trades-adjacent lane
HPM Building Supply — Kauai search lane
Building-supply, retail, warehouse, lumberyard, CDL, customer service, and contractor-support roles where available.
HPM Careers
Search Kauai if posted
Trades-adjacent pathway

🤝 Staffing and Kauai practical search lanes

Kauai staffing route
Use ALTRES, HiEmployment, Bishop & Company, and other staffing routes for hospitality, administrative, retail, warehouse, and support roles.
ALTRES
Search Kauai openings
Fast-entry route
Kauai practical search lane
Best searches: housekeeper, food service, dishwasher, landscaper, maintenance helper, retail associate, warehouse, conservation crew, and county labor roles.
Search Lihue, Koloa, Kapaa, Princeville, Waimea
Small-market search strategy
Kauai commute and schedule note
Before accepting work, confirm transportation, shift time, curfew impact, reporting obligations, and whether the job site requires restricted access.
Confirm with supervising officer when applicable
Supervision-aware planning
Kauai best-use strategy
Apply directly to hotels, healthcare, county jobs, airlines, and construction employers while using the Job Center and staffing agencies for faster openings.
Use multiple lanes at the same time
Avoid one-source job search
OACRA directory note Employment and supervision awareness

Employment approval depends on the person, the role, and the supervision conditions

This directory is designed to help users identify realistic job-search lanes and employer pathways. It does not guarantee hiring, program eligibility, supervision approval, background-clearance approval, airport/port access, licensing approval, or court approval. Individuals should follow their court orders, supervision instructions, travel rules, reporting obligations, treatment schedules, curfew restrictions, and any employment restrictions that apply to their case.

OACRA is an independent educational and organizational justice-tech platform. This page is not legal advice, does not replace supervision instructions, and does not guarantee employment, program eligibility, background-clearance approval, or court approval. Always verify details directly with the employer, workforce center, training provider, or supervising authority.

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