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Whitmore Economic Development Group Receives Grant
Spectrum announced that Whitmore Economic Devel- opment Group (WEDG) has received a $18,000 Spec- trum Digital Education grant in support of its digital liter- acy and workforce develop- ment programs.
bers and create workforce development program for the Whitmore Village com- munity. The $18,000 grant is the second Spectrum Digital Education grant for Whit- more Economic Develop- ment Group, bringing total Spectrum support for the organization to $39,000 over the past four years.
director of resource devel- opment. “The Spectrum Computer Training Center is a significant component of WEDG’s Workforce and Economic Development Program that will support training for highly skilled agricultural workers and la- borers. It will also support WEDG’s new initiative, Project HIKI, that will pro- vide early childhood educa- tion certification and certi- fied nurse aide training and more. WEDG believes that building a strong foundation of ‘social infrastructure’ is essential to sustaining com- munity socio-economic de- velopment and growth into Hawai‘i’s future.”
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The grant is part of the broadband connectivity pro- vider’s six-year $8 million commitment to promote dig- ital education and broadband technology in communities across the country.
“In our online world, digital skills are critical to navigating everything from finding a job, (to) doing school work — yet too many families still have not adopt- ed internet at home,” states Rahman Kahn, vice presi- dent of community impact for Charter Communications Inc., which operates the Spectrum brand.
Participating in the presentation of a Spectrum Digital Education grant to Whitmore Economic Development Group
are (from left) WEDG president Justin Apa; WEDG board member Dr. William McKenzie; state Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz; WEDG director of resource development Lilette Subedi; WEDG treasurer Ruvi Apa; Spectrum director of government affairs Rebecca Lieberman; Spectrum vice president of community impact Rahman Khan; and Spectrum vice president of inbound sales Chad Tanaka. PHOTO COURTESY SPECTRUM
WEDG, a nonprofit orga- nization based in Wahiawā, provides resources for sus- tainable and diverse agricul- tural business communities.
Project HIKI (Holomua I Ka Ikaika) will develop a computer education train- ing center to be used by the farming community mem-
on Oct. 27 at the Pineapple Crate workspace in Wahi- awā. State Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz and Spectrum
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training center in the Pine- apple Crate facility located in Central O‘ahu at Whit- more Village, Wahiawā,” statesLiletteSubedi,WEDG
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