Strategic Partnerships & Sustainability
June 29, 2012
Presentation by Blayne Hanagami,
Workforce Development Division-Hawaii Branch
Manager
EMPLOYMENT
Skills
Building
Connection
to Employers
Support from
Employers
and
ASSET-BUILDING
Building computer and researching skills
Youth’s first exposure to work
Employer-driven job readiness workshops
Proud graduates of Certified Nurse Aide
Training
Job Fairs via partnership with our one-stop
and employers
Financial literacy workshops conducted by
various financial institutions
A PROUD “EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR”
HONORED BY DIGNITARIES AND
EMPLOYERS
CONSTRUCTION EXPO SUPPORTED BY OUR
TRADE UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS
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EMPLOYERSUPPORTED Savings
+ Investments =
Asset Building
Employer Customized Training
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•Hawaii
County
Economic Opportunity
Council (HCEOC)
LIHEAP (Low Income
Home Energy Assistance)
Program: (Partnership
with HELCO) low income
individuals and families
receive energy credits to
defray costs on electricity
bill
 Photovoltaic Installation
by Greenpower Solutions
(employer): conversion to
solar for low-income
families. (Employer
utilizes trainees to do
installations)
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Via Hawaii Community College:
Numerous employers have designed
customized training for its employees
Various software computer programs
Management and supervisory training
Various “green” training
Hawaii First Federal Credit Union
(Resource Centers)
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Offers Individual Development
Accounts (4 to 1 financial match) for
eligible participants
Entrepreneurs Expos
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Financial institutions, employers,
Small Business Development Center
support current employees and
unemployed job seekers with selfemployment options to enhance assetbuilding
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Earn it:
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Gain skills, knowledge and
references
Secure EMPLOYMENT!
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Keep it:
Continually enhance skills
Remain competitive and acquire
transferable skills
RETAIN EMPLOYMENT!
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Grow it:
Establish savings; invest wisely
Continually cut costs (energy,
tax credits, support farmers
markets, etc.)
Continually build job skills
Position self for job mobility,
promotion
And Share it:
Teach what you’ve learned
Support your Ohana; give back
to your community
LIVE ALOHA!
“We want all Hawai`i Island residents
to acquire the knowledge and skills
necessary to take control of their
financial health and well-being. The
ability to save, to invest in education, to
obtain affordable housing or start a
business—in short, investing in the
success of island people—is what
moves families ahead.”
For more information:
Blayne Hanagami, Hawai`i Branch Manager
Workforce Development Division
Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
1990 Kinoole Street Suite 102
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 981-2875
E-Mail: Blayne.S.Hanagami@hawaii.gov