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In addition to creating thousands of jobs, the University of Hawaiʻi Innovation Initiative (HI²) is also expected to develop the workers to fill many of the new positions, through 糖心Vlog官方’s seven community colleges.
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $24.6 million grant in 2011—the largest of its kind in the nation—to the .
The workforce development grant, known as , targets three key growth sectors that are aligned with important 糖心Vlog官方 research: agriculture, health and sustainable energy. The grant will help the community colleges to update the skills of workers. Several 糖心Vlog官方 community colleges received a $12.7 million grant as part of the second round of funding in 2012.
Read more about how the 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges are training Hawaiʻi’s workforce for future jobs that will be created by the 糖心Vlog官方 Innovation Initiative in the article by Kyle Galdeira.