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Trustees adopt temporary-assignment policy with limits, tiered pay differentials and oversight
Summary
After extended debate and an amendment, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board approved a temporary-assignment policy that requires certification of need, prioritizes internal candidates one tier below vacancies, caps assignments at 90 days (with one optional 90‑day extension, maximum 180 days) and sets 10%/5% pay differentials.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees approved a policy to standardize temporary assignments (TAs) for OHA staff, adding certification and prioritization requirements, limits on duration and a tiered temporary-pay differential.
Trustee Kahele proposed the primary amendment that trustees adopted. The amendment added four guardrails: a required certification of immediate need from the supervising director or — for director/manager vacancies — the next executive leadership tier; a duration limit that the temporary assignment not exceed 90 calendar days per year with an option to extend another 90 days for operational need…
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