Melanie Martin

Melanie has been in State service for nearly 32 years. From 2002 to 2022, she worked in various capacities with the Department of Transportation, most recently as the Civil Rights Manager at the DOT. Melanie was responsible for overseeing the Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Title VI/Environmental Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs. She ensured that the DOT complied with all federal and state civil rights laws, rules and regulations. Prior to that she was the DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Supervisor. From 1994 to 2002, Melanie served as the Civil Rights Compliance Officer for the Department of Human Services (DHS) and from 1991 to 1994 she was the Income Maintenance Specialist for the DHS Benefit, Employment, and Support Services Division.

Melanie graduated from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 1885 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She is currently working on her Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from UH Manoa’s School of Public Administration. From 2007 to present, Melanie has also served as President and Director of Hawaii Construction Career Days, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to provide Hawaii youth with an insight into career opportunities in the multi-faceted construction industry.