Robin Kobayashi was named senior vice president of human resources at Hawaiian Airlines in August 2019. She brings more than two decades of labor litigation experience to her role, where she leads the airline's employment and recruitment strategies, as well as the administration of benefits, recognition programs, talent management, and labor relations across various workgroups.
Robin joined the company in 2012 as assistant general counsel and advanced to managing director and associate general counsel of labor and employment prior to her current leadership appointment. Throughout her tenure, she has successfully overseen the company’s labor and employment efforts related to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, equal employment opportunity, and privacy.
She has held several positions in labor and employment litigation, including executive director of the Hawai‘i Immigrant Justice Center and staff attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C.
Born and raised on O‘ahu, Robin earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Hawai‘i.