Updates from Hōkūpaʻa

It’s Spring Break, which means the end of the school year is almost here. While high school seniors might be thinking about what they will do after graduation, intermediate school students might start thinking about what they will do in high school to prepare for their own post-secondary journeys.

This month we’re all about career pathways. We have a blog about our day at a career fair, where we got great community project ideas from the students. We’re also excited to share information sessions on a wonderful credentialing program for workforce development.

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Bright Spots: Stories of Impact
Kealakehe Intermediate
Career Fair

Featured Event:
Good Jobs Hawaii
info sessions

Good Jobs Hawaiʻi is a coalition of businesses, educators and community partners helping Hawaiʻi's citizens get high quality jobs and careers, while ensuring employers meet their needs for a skilled, local workforce.

There are information sessions for prospective participants and people who work with students, young adults, and those looking to rejoin the workforce or upskill into better employment. The next events will be on April 5th, 6th, and 12th, 2023 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm online. Each session focuses on a different sector.

There are also two in-person info sessions on 3/30/23 at UH Hilo, and 3/31/23 at HCC Pālamanui (with a registration deadline of 3/22/23) for prospective industry, education, and community partners, such as:

Industry partners can include senior leadership, human resource workforce development leaders, and those leading educational and community partnerships.

Education partners from the Hawai'i State Department of Education can include complex area superintendents, high school principals, high school counselors, and those working in CTE/Academy programs. Partners from the UHCC System can include academic and student services leadership and CTE faculty and staff.

Community partners can include those providing wrap around services to facilitate career growth for the citizens of Hawai'i, those connecting communities with trainings and job opportunities, and local government representatives.

Your Voice

We asked Kealakehe Intermediate School students to write down what projects they would do to make their community a better place. Here are a few of their ideas:

Communicate better with keiki

Help start community service groups

Feed the homeless

Clean up the beach

Reach out!

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