20 Hawaii Employers That Hire Veterans
20 employers in Hawaii cleared the federal veteran-hiring benchmark in filing cycle 2025, between them hiring 356 protected veterans out of 2,235 new hires — 15.9% overall, against a national benchmark of 5.1%. The largest by veterans hired are Galapagos Federal Systems LLC, Hawaiian Airlines and Pololei Solutions.
Hawaii employers
20
met or beat the federal benchmark
Veterans hired
356
of 2,235 total new hires
Combined share
15.9%
against a 5.1% national benchmark
Veteran hiring in Hawaii concentrates in Professional, Scientific & Technical (141 hires), Information & Media (135 hires) and Transportation & Logistics (38 hires).
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| # | Employer | Veterans hired | Total hires | Share | State | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galapagos Federal Systems LLC | 79 | 128 | 61.7% | Hawaii | Information & Media |
| 2 | Hawaiian Airlines | 38 | 691 | 5.5% | Hawaii | Transportation & Logistics |
| 3 | Pololei Solutions | 31 | 134 | 23.1% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 4 | Alakai Services Group Inc | 30 | 44 | 68.2% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 5 | Onebrief Inc. | 29 | 134 | 21.6% | Hawaii | Information & Media |
| 6 | Kupono Government Services LLC | 27 | 139 | 19.4% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 7 | Alpha Inc. | 22 | 218 | 10.1% | Hawaii | Construction |
| 8 | Akahi Associates LLC | 20 | 150 | 13.3% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 9 | KaiHonua LLC | 19 | 34 | 55.9% | Hawaii | Information & Media |
| 10 | Pacific Shipyards International LLC | 8 | 68 | 11.8% | Hawaii | Manufacturing |
| 11 | Nexus Consulting Group LLC | 8 | 26 | 30.8% | Hawaii | Information & Media |
| 12 | Native Hawaiian Veterans | 7 | 78 | 9.0% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 13 | Cayuse Native Hawaiian Veterans | 7 | 78 | 9.0% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 14 | Hawaii Permanente Medical Group Inc | 6 | 111 | 5.4% | Hawaii | Healthcare |
| 15 | Hui Huliau Technology Services LLC | 6 | 37 | 16.2% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 16 | Dawson Enterprises LLC | 5 | 32 | 15.6% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 17 | IHS The Institute for Human Services Inc | 4 | 44 | 9.1% | Hawaii | Healthcare |
| 18 | Oceanit Laboratories Inc. | 4 | 33 | 12.1% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 19 | Geolabs Inc | 4 | 26 | 15.4% | Hawaii | Professional, Scientific & Technical |
| 20 | Lanakila Pacific | 2 | 30 | 6.7% | Hawaii | Healthcare |
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What this list is not. It is a track record, not a job board — the data describes a past filing cycle, so an employer here may or may not be hiring today. Check their careers page. It is also not a ranking of who treats veterans best; it counts hires, which is one honest signal among several.
Self-identification is voluntary. Employees choose whether to disclose protected-veteran status, so these figures generally understate how many veterans an employer really has. That cuts one way only: everyone on this list is at least as good as the number shown.
We filtered out obvious filing errors. Some filings report a veteran hire rate wildly out of step with the same employer's overall veteran workforce — a column filled in wrong, not a recruiting record. Those are excluded rather than celebrated.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor VETS-4212 filings, cycle 2025, and the OFCCP national hiring benchmark of 5.1% effective 30 July 2025. LockLeed International is not affiliated with the Department of Labor or OFCCP.
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