27 workers at Pearl
Harbor could lose jobs

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By Gregg K. Kakesako
gkakesako@starbulletin.com

Twenty-seven of the 470 civilian workers at Pearl Harbor may lose their jobs this summer as a result of a recent manpower study as the Navy continues to downsize.

The civilians work for Navy Region Hawaii, which is under a different command than the shipyard, the largest single industrial employer and which in the past has been the target of these "reductions-in-force."

Nadine Bayne, director of Pearl Harbor's human resources office, said yesterday the civilian workers "have been asked to review the employment information contained in their official personnel folder to ensure the civilian personnel information is accurate. Involuntary reductions are necessary to meet appropriate budget requirements."

A recent Navy manpower study identified these positions as "excess," she said.

Bayne said it is Navy policy "to maximize use of separation incentives, the priority placement program and outplacement programs so the actual number of employees involuntarily separated may be less."

A Navy spokeswoman said the Navy Region Hawaii cutbacks are its first.