General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support

General

Access adult education courses through Community schools of the Department of Education.  Basic/Advanced elementary education courses such as reading and speaking English and arithmetic are offered in addition to naturalization training.
    URL: http://doe.k12.hi.us/communityschools.htm

Resource Materials and Providers

Hawaii Literacy Office
465 South King Street, Room B-1
Honolulu, HI  96813
Tel: (808) 831-6878
Fax: (808) 831-7899
E-mail: sueberg@gte.net

The Employment & Training Fund (ETF) from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is a job skills upgrade program for current workers. Employers can receive customized training grants for their workplace or they can nominate a current worker for an established training course.
     URL: http://www.dlir.state.hi.us/

The Workforce Development Division of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations leads the state of Hawaii in the development of One-Stop Service offices.  Local offices provide a variety of employment and training services.
     URL: http://dlir.state.hi.us/wdd/

The Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission provides information on the state's colleges and universities and financial aid assistance programs.
     URL: http://www.hern.hawaii.edu/hern/

Labor Market Information

The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii is the state's premier business advocate and the only U.S. chamber to represent both a major metropolis and a state.  The Chamber has been instrumental in the development of many institutions dedicated to community well being.
    URL: http://www.cochawaii.com

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations provides information on the labor market, including labor force, population and occupational information by sex and ethnicity.  Also among the data are current population estimates, personal income, and the consumer price index.
     URL: http://www.state.hi.us/dlir/rs/loihi/

Learning Support

This report, published by the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy, compares selected adult basic education program characteristics of community college and non-community college programs in five states. The comparison is based on comparable data collected by CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System).
     ABE in Community Colleges     (pdf, 436 KB)

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Last updated: Oct. 10, 2003.