Building our Membership
Working to Connect Students with Career Opportunities
The Chamber, in partnership with the Castle Foundation, is working to build a connection between industry professionals and Career Academies at Pearl City and Waipahu High Schools. These bridges will better equip students as they enter the next phase of their lives, while also giving teachers the guidance to develop curriculum that is relevant to the present and future.
We are currently seeking businesses in the downtown area to host 3 rotating groups of approximately 10 students on April 26th, from 9:00 to 11:30 AM. The purpose of the visit is to introduce students to various office environments as they prepare to enter the workforce. We want to provide students who have had limited exposure to professional settings the opportunity to interface with the business community.
Mahalo to Central Pacific Bank, Dentons US LLP, Hawaii Business magazine, Hawaiian Telcom and Hawaii Community Foundation for joining this tour and welcoming our students.
If you would like to participate in this engagement opportunity, please contact Program Coordinator Aran Wilson by email or at (808) 380-2616.
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We are nearing the end of committee hearings at the Legislature. A couple of bills that relate to banning plastic and polysterene products have been deferred by House Consumer Protection and Judiciary Committees. Mahalo to Chairs Roy Takumi and Chris Lee for recognizing that an outright ban will have an impact on commerce and consumers. We understand the intent of the legislation and the importance of addressing climate change, however we believe that simply banning products is not the right solution. While the bills appear dead, we remain vigilant as we enter conference period in a few weeks, when the respective Senate and House Committees meet to work out differences in the bills.
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