Meeting/Event Information
Safer Hiring in Hawai‘i: Legal Requirements, Recruiter Best Practices, and Accessible Interview Design
Hiring in Hawai‘i comes with unique legal, cultural, and practical considerations. Join SHRM Hawaii for a webinar designed to help HR professionals strengthen hiring practices while reducing legal, bias, and reputational risk. This session will help you build hiring processes that are compliant, effective, and equitable.
What You’ll Learn
Participants will leave with practical, actionable tools to immediately apply in their organizations, including how to:
- Understand current Hawai‘i-specific legal requirements that impact hiring, interviewing, and selection decisions
- Apply recruiter best practices to design compliant and effective hiring workflows from sourcing through offer
- Identify and reduce legal and bias-related risks in interviews
- Implement accessible interview design principles to create more inclusive candidate experiences for individuals with disabilities
You’ll also hear directly from a Hawai‘i employment attorney on common hiring pitfalls and how to avoid them.
This webinar is ideal for:
- HR professionals and leaders
- Recruiters and talent acquisition teams
- Managers involved in hiring and interviews
- Anyone responsible for building fair, defensible hiring practices in Hawai‘i
Meet Your Speakers!
Christopher J. Cole is a partner at Marr Jones & Wang and has practiced labor and employment law in Hawai‘i since 1992. He advises employers on hiring compliance, discrimination, wage and hour issues, and workplace investigations.
Cheryl A. Cross is an HR and recruiting professional with 20+ years of experience serving Hawai‘i employers. As an executive search consultant and Workforce Development Council board member, she brings practical expertise in compliant, effective hiring practices.
Gwen Navarrete Klapperich, M.Ed., CPTD® is the Chief Learning Consultant at Klapperich International Training Associates (KITA) LLC, specializing in inclusive talent development. She helps organizations design accessible, fair interview and learning practices that support strong hiring outcomes.
Tickets
$15.00 Member Registration
$20.00 Guest Registration
SHRM Hawaii offers practical, high-quality programs designed to support HR professionals and Hawai‘i’s workplaces. Our events are thoughtfully planned by SHRM Hawaii committees and dedicated volunteers to deliver timely, relevant learning.
Event Policies
No refunds for cancellations or no-shows. Substitutions at the same registration level are welcome up to the day before the event.
Webinar Access, Recordings & Credits
Login details for virtual events are emailed prior to the program - please contact us at [email protected] if you do not receive them. Webinar recordings are not guaranteed; when available and approved by the speaker, recordings and materials will be shared after the event. Most events offer SHRM and HRCI credits, with PDC details provided in the post-event survey. We encourage you to download or record your credit details right away to ensure accurate tracking for your recertification.
