{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-78-67","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 78-67","heading":"Bachelor's degree requirements for state or county employment; prohibition.","body":"(a) The State or any of its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions shall not require a bachelor's degree as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state or county employment.\n\n(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if skills-based hiring is not a viable option because the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a bachelor's degree.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 7","Chapter 78"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0078/HRS_0078-0067.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"1b7dd0eb1b18c9f2c5c467bea80097f14b10543fbeb9a86bdefe910e589cc2a0","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-78-66","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-78-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}