State of Hawaii, Department of Human Services

Vocational Rehabilitation Division & Respite Companion Service Program

(appointment selection and process in progress)

Mission:  Our committed staff strive, day-in and day-out, to provide timely, efficient and effective programs, services and benefits, for the purpose of achieving the outcome of empowering those who are the most vulnerable in our State to expand their capacity for self-sufficiency, self-determination, independence, healthy choices, quality of life and personal dignity.

·   State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

                  Workforce Development Division

               (Norma McDonald, Division Chief)

The Workforce Development Division (WDD) is a customer-driven workforce development system that assists job seekers, workers and industries. WDD provides a free referral and placement service that links qualified job seekers with employers.  The WDD develops and maintains various partnerships with the private sector to identify emerging employment trends, technological advances, declining industries and economic issues. The division develops grant proposals in coordination with other agencies to carry out employment and training program activities and services such as the School to Work Opportunities Grant and One-Stop Career Centers.  The division works with educators, employers and labor unions to identify basic skills and qualifications of all workforce entrants. Together they build career-based learning and industry skill standards in targeted industries.  They are also involved in strategically planning for economic dislocations of workers in declining industries, making appropriate services available to dislocated workers.

·   State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

                  Unemployment Insurance Division

               (Tanya Lee, Division Chief)

Manages the State of Hawaii's Unemployment Insurance System and claims management processes.  The division provides information about worker/benefits information and employer/tax information.

·   State of Hawaii – University of Hawaii, Community Colleges

(Scott Murakami, Director, Workforce Development)

Additional Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(ii)

This office is responsible for the strategic coordination, planning and development of training programs that support Hawai'i's economy as it relates to advancing UHCC's mission, goals and major initiatives. This includes serving as the UHCC liaison with state agencies and private industries in developing cooperative partnerships to support economic and workforce development programs and initiatives in the state of Hawai'i.

·   ALU LIKE

(Nanea Sai, Employment and Training Manager)      

Additional Membership Category:  Section 117(2)(A)(iv)

Our mission is to kôkua Hawaiian Natives who are committed to achieving their potential for themselves, their families and communities.

ALU LIKE means "striving (working) together". We received our name from Kupuna Mary Kawena Pukui, and our motto: "E alu like mai kâkou, e nâ`ôiwi o Hawai`i" "Let us work together natives of Hawai`i" from Kupuna Edith Kanakaole.

ALU LIKE, Inc. is fully committed to providing clients with the tools they need to achieve and maintain success. This success can only be accomplished if ALU LIKE, Inc. remains committed to the development and funding of programs that demonstrate high achievement and community collaboration.

Although our methods of delivery must continually change to remain on the cutting edge of service delivery, ALU LIKE, Inc. remains committed to our founders' mission and vision to make Hawai'i, our special island home, healthy, safe, productive, and guided by the shared values of all its people.

·   Hawaii Job Corps

(Julie Dugan, Business and Community Liaison)

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the US Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. For more information about the Job Corps program at a national level, please visit our website.

At Hawaii Job Corps Center, we support the Job Corps program's mission of teaching eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent and placing them in meaningful jobs or further education.

Hawaii Job Corps Center is overseen by the San Francisco Regional Office of Job Corps and is operated by Management and Training Corporation.

·   Honolulu Community Action Program

(Robert Piper, Executive Director)

Additional Membership Category:  Section 117(2)(A)(iv)

Our Mission is:  POI: Providing Opportunities and Inspiration to enable low-income individuals or families to achieve self-reliance.  The Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc. (HCAP) is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has been serving O'ahu's needy population since 1965. It is our belief and philosophy that no individual should be denied the opportunity to share and contribute fully to the best of his/her capabilities in the social and economic well being and prosperity of our society. Hence, HCAP is committed to alleviating the conditions of poverty on O'ahu by promoting opportunities for the economically disadvantaged to attain greater social and economic mobility.

The purpose of HCAP has remained unchanged since the community action network was created by Congress in 1964 via the Economic Opportunity Act -- HCAP must "provide a wide range of services to reduce poverty, assist in revitalizing low-income communities, and empower low-income families and individuals to become fully self-sufficient." HCAP carries out its mission through multi-varied community programs throughout O'ahu. Annually, HCAP serves over 11,000 low-income clients with as many as 23 programs in areas of job preparation, placement and follow-up; education and child care services; family assistance and development; community involvement, advocacy, coordination and resource mobilization.