12/27/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/27/2025 13:19
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES
KA ʻOIHANA LOIHELU A LAWELAWE LAULĀ
KEITH A. REGAN
COMPTROLLER
KA LUNA HOʻOMALU HANA LAULĀ
MEOH-LENG SILLIMAN
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER
KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOMALU HANA LAULĀ
DAGS WEST HAWAIʻI OFFICE IS NOW HIRING
Newly Created Office Serves Hawaiʻi Island's West and North Coasts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 27, 2025
The office is recruiting for a wide range of jobs that include office assistants and trade workers, with salary ranges that go from about $3,500 a month to $6,700 a month. All openings are civil service positions that have excellent state benefits that include 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days and 13 holidays a year. The jobs are based in Kona or Honokaʻa, or roving positions around the coverage area.
The open positions and their locations are listed below:
Building Construction Inspector II and III
Based in Kona
Position # 43716 and 12396
Plumber I
One based in Kona, one roving
Positions # 120631 and 122167
Electrician I
Roving
Position # 122164
Carpenter I
Based at Honokaʻa base yard
Positions # 21134 and 21141
Painter I
Based in Kona
Position # 21150
Repairs and Maintenance Assistant
Based in Kona
Position # 125588
Office Assistant III
Based in Kona
Positions # 125594 and 21622
Account Clerk III
Based in Kona
Position # 125593
Administrative Assistant III
Based in Kona
Position # 125592
On the neighbor islands, DAGS helps maintain public school facilities, state office buildings, courthouses and public libraries. The West Hawaiʻi Offices manages over 40 buildings.
DAGS Director and Comptroller Keith Regan said, "The work we do touches tens of thousands of lives, including anyone who attends a public school, uses the public library or goes to court. We are proud to make a difference, and we hope to attract workers who share that same passion."
Ramzi Mansour, hired in September as the Engineering Program Manager, describes the work he does, "My office strives to build a transparent relationship with our partners, works on projects that ensure our facilities and communities receive the infrastructure and services they need, and creates efficiencies and savings for the taxpayers. If these values resonate with you, then we'd love for you to apply to work here."
DAGS is grateful to the Legislature and the Governor for funding this new, stand-alone office, and to Sen. Herbert "Tim" Richards and Rep. Matthias Kusch for their continued support.
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