Making an Impact

The University of Hawaiʻi offered free job training for Oʻahu residents. Eight UH campuses offered nearly 100 different training opportunities from October - December 2020.

Join thousands of Hawaiʻi community members, businesses, and organizations as they bring to life a resilient economy through the core value of ʻāina aloha—a deep and abiding love for Hawaiʻi’s communities and natural environments.

In March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii, and Transform Hawaii Government convened twenty participants to find immediate solutions to providing equitable access to broadband internet and improving digital literacy for all in Hawai‘i. 

This initiative utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach by working on immediate acquisition and distribution of hardware directly to keiki, kūpuna, and communities in need, as well as partnering in a statewide network to provide broadband access to unserved communities.

Created by Mark and Amanda Noguchi to address the current collapse of our restaurant industry and the growing need to provide nutritious meals to our community, Chef Hui is a statewide program aimed to help local farmers farming and chefs cooking and mitigate food insecurity by delivering nutritious ingredients and meals to communities in need.

The Kupu ʻĀina Corps program provided temporary employment for those interested in exploring environmental and sustainability related work.