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The effort is set to serve more than 1,000 unem- ployed or underemployed Hawai‘i residents in 2022. TheHanaCareerPathways program includes short-term trainings statewide that lead to industry credentials in the resilient sectors of health- care, technology and skilled trades. The U.S. Department of Education is providing more than $2 million in funding for tuition this year.
The program helps stu- dents to prepare in applying for registered apprentice- ships and related degree programs, and offers oppor- tunities to make connections with work-based learning prospects such as paid in-
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states UH president David Lassner.
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UH Offers Free Training, Programs
Send West O‘ahu calendar items for Waipi‘o, Waipahu, Waikele, Kunia, ‘Ewa, ‘Ewa Beach, Kapolei, Makakilo, Kalaeloa and Ko ‘Olina to gkeller@midweek.com or call 808-529-4859. Submissions must be sent in at least two weeks prior to the event date. Note: Contact the organizer or venue before- hand to receive the most up-to-date informa- tion.
•GOLDWearanallgreenswimsuitto Wet’n’Wild Hawai‘i’s Pot O Gold Scaven- ger Hunt and Costume Contest for discount- ed admission. There will also be a variety of themed food and beverage options.Visit wet- nwildhawaii.com/events.
• GIRL SCOUTS Local Girl Scouts will have a table at Ka Makana Ali‘i selling their famous cookies, including Thin Mints, Do- si-dos and Tagalongs from 3 to 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. March 19-20. Visit kamakanaalii. com.
Market at ʻEwa Beach Community Park (91-955 North Road) from 9 to 10 a.m. Visit honolulu.gov/parks/program/people-s-open- market-program.
• MOVIE Wet’n’Wild Hawai‘i will screen Encanto (rated PG) at noon and 6 p.m. as part of its dive’n’movies series. The film will be featured on a 20-foot high definition LED TV wall screen and guests can watch while floatingonatubeoronthepooldeck.Visit wetnwildhawaii.com/events.
• FARMERS Check out People’s Open Market at Waipahu District Park (94-230 Pai- wa St.) from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Visit honolulu. gov/parks/program/people-s-open-market- program.
• MARKET Ka Makana Ali‘i holds a weekly family-friendly Makana Market 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun- days. Visit kamakanaalii.com.
University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges are offering a free training and employment program, and the West O‘ahu community is welcome to take advan- tage.
meets the needs of our local ternships and guaranteed employers to fill high-de- interviews with local em- mand, living wage jobs,” ployers.
Visit uhcc.hawaii.edu/ training to learn more.
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Format: Microsoft Teams online meeting (w/ Q&A)
Hawaiian Electric will hold a virtual meeting on a proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to be located at the company’s existing West Loch Solar facility in ‘Ewa Beach. The project is a significant part of Hawaiian Electric’s plans to improve grid reliability by providing needed generation reserve margins.
We invite those who live in the ‘Ewa Beach community and all interested parties to watch or join in:
• View the livestream on Facebook: facebook.com/HawaiianElectric.
• Join the virtual meeting at: hawaiianelectric.com/westlochbess. Scroll to Community Outreach, Virtual Community Meeting, and click on “Join the Meeting.” Participants can only register on the meeting day. To join by phone, dial 1-808-913-5536 and enter meeting code 189755192#.
Questions and comments are being accepted until April 22, 2022 at community@hawaiianelectric.com.
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• FARMERS Check out People’s Open
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NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING Proposed Project on O‘ahu
Thursday, March 31, 2022
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