The Maui News

With a busy summer travel season on the horizon and a need for workers “particularly acute” on Maui, Hawaiian Airlines is offering a $2,000 sign-on bonus for most jobs on the Valley Isle.

The company is seeking qualified candidates to fill more than 400 positions across Hawaii and the Mainland, according to a news release Monday. Most are part-time positions in airport operations and include guest service agents, ramp agents, operations managers and aircraft mechanics in Honolulu, Maui, Hilo, Kona, Lihue and select cities on the West Coast.

Full-time job opportunities at the company’s corporate office in Honolulu are in IT, marketing, human resources and sales.

Hawaiian Airlines currently employs about 6,850 people, more than 90 percent of whom are based in the state.

“We offer rewarding career opportunities along with generous travel privileges,” said Robin Kobayashi, senior vice president of human resources at Hawaiian Airlines. “As businesses recover from the pandemic, the need for qualified workers is increasing. It is imperative that we remain competitive, and we hope our sign-on bonus for positions on Maui generates a lot of interest.”

The bonus aims to attract experienced applicants to Maui, according to the news release.

Hawaiian saw a rebound in demand in the first quarter and has been rebuilding its network and workforce to accommodate steadily growing interest in travel to the state, the news release said. Although it recalled nearly all furloughed employees, it is hiring to backfill vacant positions and to fill openings that support new routes. The company recently launched nonstop services between Honolulu and Orlando; Austin and Ontario, Calif.; and added flights connecting Maui to Long Beach and Phoenix.

For a complete list of job openings, position descriptions, qualifications and benefits, visit www.hawaiianairlines.com/careers.