Hawaii DOT
Salary: $5,471.00 Monthly
Location : Kapolei
Job Type: Various
Job Number: 25-145JC
Department: 1st Circuit
Opening Date: 07/20/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Specific Description
Recruitment Number 25-145JC, Cook II (Lifting & Carrying), BC-08, Kapolei, Oahu.
Work Location : The positions are located at the Hale Hoomalu Juvenile Detention Facility in Kapolei, Oahu.
Hours of Work: These positions require work beyond regularly scheduled work hours on short notice to assist with the preparation of meals for a 24 hour/7 day secure detention facility; this may require work beyond 8 hours in a day and/or 40 hours in a work week including evenings, days off and holidays.
Note: The immediate vacancy is Full-Time, Temporary, Not to Exceed June 30, 2026 with the possibility of extension.
Summary of Duties
Performs cooking activities at a cooking station in a large kitchen or has responsibility for all cooking activities in a small kitchen; may supervise kitchen and cook helpers; and performs other duties as required.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
General Experience : Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience which demonstrates that the applicant has acquired the knowledges and skills necessary to perform general quantity cooking duties. (Quantity cooking is defined as experience in the daily preparation and serving of meals in a restaurant, hotel, hospital, school or institution.)
Applicants must have had experience which demonstrates that he/she has acquired a thorough knowledge of all types of foodstuffs and cooking methods to perform general cooking duties with little or no supervision. These duties must range from performing simple and routine tasks to progressively more difficult tasks. The simple and routine tasks include assisting in the actual cooking of meals by watching, timing, flavoring and/or stirring foods while cooking is in progress and assisting at a cooking range to cook meats, fish and poultry by various processes, such as roasting, baking, broiling and/or frying; and preparing baked products such as breads, cakes, pies and cookies. The more difficult tasks include preparing modified or special diet meals and new areas of cooking, such as determining the best use of leftovers; and preparing soft, salt-free, allergy or puree diets.
Non-Qualifying Experience : Experience which is limited to serving, cleaning, washing dishes, only one phase of cooking such as fry-cooking, or other kinds of work not affording the opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledges of quantity cooking will not be accepted as qualifying.
Substitutions Allowed :
Substitution of Training for General Experience:
1) The completion of a course in cooking or in baking and cooking in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for one (1) year of the required general experience.
2) The completion of a course in cafeteria management in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for general experience on a year-for-year basis.
Selective Certification Requirement - Lifting & Carrying : All current vacancies require the ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds.
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Requirement: In accordance with the PREA Federal law, the Hawai`i State Judiciary shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, with inmates detained in a prison or jail, or with residents of community confinement facilities who:
a. Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution;
b. Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
c. Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in b above; or
d. Has been the subject of substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment, or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment.
Supplemental Information
Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to , or mailed to the following address: Hawaii State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
Education: If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.
for other important information about the Merit or Civil Service System, Citizenship and Residency requirements, Accommodations, Veterans Preference, Examination process, Administrative Review, and more.
Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:
The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.
01
Temporary Positions : Are you available for full-time, temporary employment?
02
Work Hours: All Cook II positions require working beyond regularly scheduled work hours on short notice to assist with the preparation of meals for a 24 hour/7 day secure detention facility; this may require work beyond 8 hours in a day and/or 40 hours in a work week including evenings, days off and holidays.
Are you able and willing to work this schedule?
03
Selective Certification Requirement - Lifting & Carrying: The Cook II positions require the ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Do you have the ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation?
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General Experience : This position requires two (2) years of progressively responsible work experience which demonstrates that the applicant has acquired the knowledges and skills necessary to perform general quantity cooking duties. Applicants must have gained thorough knowledge of all types of food and cooking methods to perform general cooking duties with little or no supervision.
The simple and routine tasks include assisting in the actual cooking of meals by watching, timing, flavoring, and/or stirring foods while cooking is in progress, assisting at a cooking range to cook meats, fish and poultry by various processes such as roasting, baking, broiling and/or frying; and preparing baked products such as breads, cakes, pies and cookies. The more difficult tasks include preparing modified or special diet meals and new areas of cooking, such as determining the best use of leftovers; and preparing soft, salt-free, allergy or puree diets.
Do you have at least two (2) years of quantity cooking work experience as described above? If you do not have such experience, indicate "None" in the space below. If yes, please identify from your employment history each relevant experience, and provide the following information (A-C), separately for each change in employer:
A. Your employer and indicate what type of establishment (e.g., restaurant, hotel, hospital, school, etc.);
B. Your official job title, dates of employment (from month/year to month/year), average number of hours worked per week;
C. A detailed description of your quantity cooking duties and responsibilities. Tell us what you cooked and how you prepared the meals (e.g., measured ingredients, prepped, boiled, braised, broiled, fried, roasted, sauteed, steamed, baked, etc.). Please also include in your description the simple or routine tasks, as well as the more difficult tasks you performed.
Failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.
05
Substitutions Allowed:
1. The completion of a course in cooking or in baking and cooking in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for one (1) year of the required General Experience.
2. The completion of a course in cafeteria management in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for General Experience on a year-for-year basis.
If you are substituting experience with an allowable substitution you must submit a copy of an official transcript(s) as verification at the time of application. If you are selected, we will need an original official transcript, not a copy.
06
Physical Requirements: For these positions, you must be able to kneel, squat, reach above the head numerous times each day to reach for food, kitchen utensils (i.e., pots, pans, etc.) and other items as needed. You must also be able to stand for up to 8 hours every day.
Are you able and willing to perform these duties with or without reasonable accommodation?
07
Working with Youths: These positions supervise and instruct juvenile residents assigned to work in the kitchen. Are you able and willing to work with youths assigned to work in the kitchen?
08
PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) REQUIREMENT: In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Federal law, the Hawai`i State Judiciary shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, with inmates detained in a prison or jail, or with residents of community confinement facilities who:
(A) Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution;
(B) Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
(C) Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in (B) above; or
(D) Has been the subject of a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment.
Have you engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution?
09
Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?
10
Have you ever been adjudicated of engaging in any of the activities described in the question above, following a civil or administrative proceeding?
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Have you been the subject of a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment or resigned during a pending investigation or alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment?
12
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before submitting your application, be sure to review your application for completeness and accuracy. The evaluation of your application will be based on the information you have provided on your application and this supplemental questionnaire. Failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score. Therefore, it is important that you provide the following information SEPARATELY for EACH job listed in your application:
- Name of your employer
- Official job title
- Dates of employment (from month/year to month/year)
- Hours worked per week
- A detailed description of your duties and responsibilities.
Required Question
Location : Kapolei
Job Type: Various
Job Number: 25-145JC
Department: 1st Circuit
Opening Date: 07/20/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Specific Description
Recruitment Number 25-145JC, Cook II (Lifting & Carrying), BC-08, Kapolei, Oahu.
Work Location : The positions are located at the Hale Hoomalu Juvenile Detention Facility in Kapolei, Oahu.
Hours of Work: These positions require work beyond regularly scheduled work hours on short notice to assist with the preparation of meals for a 24 hour/7 day secure detention facility; this may require work beyond 8 hours in a day and/or 40 hours in a work week including evenings, days off and holidays.
Note: The immediate vacancy is Full-Time, Temporary, Not to Exceed June 30, 2026 with the possibility of extension.
Summary of Duties
Performs cooking activities at a cooking station in a large kitchen or has responsibility for all cooking activities in a small kitchen; may supervise kitchen and cook helpers; and performs other duties as required.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
General Experience : Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience which demonstrates that the applicant has acquired the knowledges and skills necessary to perform general quantity cooking duties. (Quantity cooking is defined as experience in the daily preparation and serving of meals in a restaurant, hotel, hospital, school or institution.)
Applicants must have had experience which demonstrates that he/she has acquired a thorough knowledge of all types of foodstuffs and cooking methods to perform general cooking duties with little or no supervision. These duties must range from performing simple and routine tasks to progressively more difficult tasks. The simple and routine tasks include assisting in the actual cooking of meals by watching, timing, flavoring and/or stirring foods while cooking is in progress and assisting at a cooking range to cook meats, fish and poultry by various processes, such as roasting, baking, broiling and/or frying; and preparing baked products such as breads, cakes, pies and cookies. The more difficult tasks include preparing modified or special diet meals and new areas of cooking, such as determining the best use of leftovers; and preparing soft, salt-free, allergy or puree diets.
Non-Qualifying Experience : Experience which is limited to serving, cleaning, washing dishes, only one phase of cooking such as fry-cooking, or other kinds of work not affording the opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledges of quantity cooking will not be accepted as qualifying.
Substitutions Allowed :
Substitution of Training for General Experience:
1) The completion of a course in cooking or in baking and cooking in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for one (1) year of the required general experience.
2) The completion of a course in cafeteria management in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for general experience on a year-for-year basis.
Selective Certification Requirement - Lifting & Carrying : All current vacancies require the ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds.
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Requirement: In accordance with the PREA Federal law, the Hawai`i State Judiciary shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, with inmates detained in a prison or jail, or with residents of community confinement facilities who:
a. Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution;
b. Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
c. Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in b above; or
d. Has been the subject of substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment, or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment.
Supplemental Information
Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to , or mailed to the following address: Hawaii State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
Education: If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.
for other important information about the Merit or Civil Service System, Citizenship and Residency requirements, Accommodations, Veterans Preference, Examination process, Administrative Review, and more.
Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:
- 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
- 21 vacation leave days per year
- 21 sick leave days per year
- Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
- Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
- Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
- Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
- State retirement plan for eligible employees
The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.
01
Temporary Positions : Are you available for full-time, temporary employment?
- Yes
- No
02
Work Hours: All Cook II positions require working beyond regularly scheduled work hours on short notice to assist with the preparation of meals for a 24 hour/7 day secure detention facility; this may require work beyond 8 hours in a day and/or 40 hours in a work week including evenings, days off and holidays.
Are you able and willing to work this schedule?
- Yes
- No
03
Selective Certification Requirement - Lifting & Carrying: The Cook II positions require the ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Do you have the ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation?
- Yes
- No
04
General Experience : This position requires two (2) years of progressively responsible work experience which demonstrates that the applicant has acquired the knowledges and skills necessary to perform general quantity cooking duties. Applicants must have gained thorough knowledge of all types of food and cooking methods to perform general cooking duties with little or no supervision.
The simple and routine tasks include assisting in the actual cooking of meals by watching, timing, flavoring, and/or stirring foods while cooking is in progress, assisting at a cooking range to cook meats, fish and poultry by various processes such as roasting, baking, broiling and/or frying; and preparing baked products such as breads, cakes, pies and cookies. The more difficult tasks include preparing modified or special diet meals and new areas of cooking, such as determining the best use of leftovers; and preparing soft, salt-free, allergy or puree diets.
Do you have at least two (2) years of quantity cooking work experience as described above? If you do not have such experience, indicate "None" in the space below. If yes, please identify from your employment history each relevant experience, and provide the following information (A-C), separately for each change in employer:
A. Your employer and indicate what type of establishment (e.g., restaurant, hotel, hospital, school, etc.);
B. Your official job title, dates of employment (from month/year to month/year), average number of hours worked per week;
C. A detailed description of your quantity cooking duties and responsibilities. Tell us what you cooked and how you prepared the meals (e.g., measured ingredients, prepped, boiled, braised, broiled, fried, roasted, sauteed, steamed, baked, etc.). Please also include in your description the simple or routine tasks, as well as the more difficult tasks you performed.
Failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.
05
Substitutions Allowed:
1. The completion of a course in cooking or in baking and cooking in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for one (1) year of the required General Experience.
2. The completion of a course in cafeteria management in a technical school which included a substantial amount of training in quantity cooking as described in this specification, and actual practice in daily cooking may be substituted for General Experience on a year-for-year basis.
If you are substituting experience with an allowable substitution you must submit a copy of an official transcript(s) as verification at the time of application. If you are selected, we will need an original official transcript, not a copy.
- I will submit my postsecondary transcripts by mail within two weeks.
- I have attached a copy of my transcripts to my application.
- I already submitted my transcripts for a previous recruitment.
- I will NOT be substituting postsecondary education for General Experience.
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Physical Requirements: For these positions, you must be able to kneel, squat, reach above the head numerous times each day to reach for food, kitchen utensils (i.e., pots, pans, etc.) and other items as needed. You must also be able to stand for up to 8 hours every day.
Are you able and willing to perform these duties with or without reasonable accommodation?
- Yes
- No
07
Working with Youths: These positions supervise and instruct juvenile residents assigned to work in the kitchen. Are you able and willing to work with youths assigned to work in the kitchen?
- Yes
- No
08
PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) REQUIREMENT: In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Federal law, the Hawai`i State Judiciary shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, with inmates detained in a prison or jail, or with residents of community confinement facilities who:
(A) Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution;
(B) Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
(C) Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in (B) above; or
(D) Has been the subject of a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment.
Have you engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution?
- Yes
- No
09
Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse?
- Yes
- No
10
Have you ever been adjudicated of engaging in any of the activities described in the question above, following a civil or administrative proceeding?
- Yes
- No
11
Have you been the subject of a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment or resigned during a pending investigation or alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment?
- Yes
- No
12
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before submitting your application, be sure to review your application for completeness and accuracy. The evaluation of your application will be based on the information you have provided on your application and this supplemental questionnaire. Failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score. Therefore, it is important that you provide the following information SEPARATELY for EACH job listed in your application:
- Name of your employer
- Official job title
- Dates of employment (from month/year to month/year)
- Hours worked per week
- A detailed description of your duties and responsibilities.
- I have read the above statement and understand that failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in my application being rejected or receiving a lower score.
Required Question