2025-09-26 Merit Appeal Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board September 26, 2025 MS. BOND: —preparedness with Civil Defense, recruiting—all of that. MR. AGUINALDO: All that little stuff—it’s one start. And I think—I feel that it hasn’t been done before, so, like, hearing Gabriella’s just mentioned—yeah, we go try ‘em. MS. TOKIHIRO: Yeah, we—I appreciate definitely, the information. We’re going to be participating in the County’s Boo at the Zoo event. It’s two-days where the kids come and trick-or-treat and do that. We were contacted by Councilmember Hustace’s Office regarding a community fair that they’re going to be doing in Waimea that we’re happy to be a part of. And so, really, it’s finding those opportunities to get us out there more. The staff, today, is at the Engineering Career Fair on Oʻahu and we’ve changed the requirements for the entry-level engineer positions so that students can apply. So, in the past, you had to have a degree before you could apply for engineering positions, but we’ve changed that so that we can more fully market to students and have students apply. So, all different ways that we’re out there. So, we’ll have Michelle document all the detail of what has happened over the last so many months because I think that there’ve been a lot of efforts—a lot of different ways that we’ll capture for you, so that you can see what that has been and all of those different ways that we’re getting out there in different communities. CHR. CABANAS: I mean, don’t get us wrong. I mean, this is all good— MR. AGUINALDO: Yeah. CHR. CABANAS: —going to the career fairs, going to UH-Manoa—that’s all good. When they go there, it’s not only to apply but they can encourage internships with the students, so if they’re coming back for the summer or a break, they can do an internship with Water Supply, Public Works, Environmental Management, et cetera. So, those are all good but what we’re talking about is looking for cost-effective ways to market what recruitments you have open and pursue those. And if, we, as Board members have information that we want to share, we should send it to Glynis—so, Glynis can relay it to the director—‘cause we shouldn’t be sending it to the director per se ourselves. Yeah. That’s a matter of protocol. Yeah—that it goes through the secretary. MR. AGUINALDO: I’ll let Glynis know, too, because at the Civic it hasn’t ever been done. It was only for UH-Hilo basketball. This time around, it’s going to be UH Vulcans volleyball where my daughter plays for. They’re going to have a sanctioned—it’s part of their season tournament against Chaminade. So, that’s two Hilo coaches (inaudible) from both different sides—that’s why it’s going to be at the Civic. But shortly after that game is going to be UH Rainbows—the men’s volleyball. So that will be another big turnout. And I know in the front there’s concession—but there’s room in the front. I think I should talk to Glynis after, if our Page 10