Oahu Workforce Investment Board (OWIB)  

We are administratively attached to the Department of Community Services.  Our focus is to collaborate with industry leaders and government to help Oahu's business grow, train and sustain a globally competitive workforce. 

In 1998, then U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman stated, in part, that the passage of the federal Workforce Investment Act established a "(s)trong role for local boards and the private sector.  Local boards will become business-led 'Boards of Directors' for the local areas.  By relieving them from 'nitty gritty' operational details, the Act insures they will be able to focus on strategic planning, policy development and oversight of the local system...In the new system, the local level remains key for policy and administrative decisions..." 

The Board oversees Oahu's "local workforce system" that includes "Oahu WorkLinks" one-stop centers which provide federally funded services to employers and job seekers.

Members

The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 sets a detailed formula that must be followed for board composition.  Overall, more than 50% of board members must be from the business sector.

Committees
Executive Committee

Strategic Planning
Governance Policies and Monitoring of Oahu WorkLinks
Marketing and Networking of Oahu WorkLinks

Veteran Services 

Youth Council

Authority

The Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998

29 USC § 2832

Contact
Oahu Workforce Investment Board

(808) 768-4220
owib@honolulu.gov