I’ll never forget the less than inspirational words from the commencement speaker at my college graduation: “It’s hard out there, your degree probably doesn’t mean much and you’ll just have to do whatever you can to get by.” For recent college grads that aren’t willing to settle and want to make a difference on this [...]
Got an idea for a green collar job training program? Together we can bring Green Jobs to Hawaii Island but we need your help! We need to create model programs to train a greener workforce. Your idea could lead to funding, training and employment. Click here for more details
Hawaii Island Green Collar Jobs Funding Click here to download PDF flyer Green Collar Jobs Funding – Employer Workshop An employer workshop to be held Thursday, August 13th 9:00 am to 11:00 am registration: 8:30 am Workforce Development Division Presentation Room 1990 Kino`ole Street, Suite 102 (Next to Kawate Seed Shop) Green Collar Jobs and [...]
Looking for your participation, feedback and suggestions for improving these resources. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus money) Resources for Hawai`i Island An effort to provide organized resources for Hawai’i Island businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies seeking grants and funding initiatives from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Green-Collar Job Resources for Hawai`i Island [...]
The Hawaii County Council unanimously passed a Resolution No. 731-08 to encourage research and application process to obtain funding for Green Jobs in 2008. Sustainable practices for improving our local economy, community and environment are one of the top priorities in the Community Development Plans for North Kohala, South Kohala, North and South Kona, and Puna [...]
Mahalo to Daniel Morii from the Sustainable Living Institute for forwarding a new green jobs report created by Global Insight for the The United States Conference of Mayors and the Mayors Climate Protection Center. Two import pieces of research stand out. First, Global Insight redefines green jobs: “any activity that generates electricity using renewable or [...]
Although we don’t do politics here we do provide educational resources for green collar workers. This post falls into the Educational Resources for Green Collar Technology Workers category. Aside from the obvious voter information context, the full article at Wired magazine has a synopis for tech workers relating the issues listed below. Knowing these issues [...]
Together we can obtain and execute the funding and plans necessary to provide Hawaii Island with pathways to green collar jobs. By convening existing stakeholders in sustainable industries we hope to bring additional focus to the needs and requirements for Green Collar Jobs on Hawaii Island. By welcoming emerging and future leadership in sustainable practices [...]
Last Update 08/24/09 A Green Collar Worker? Below is a compilation of definitions with questions to help trigger questions and increase discussion. The current “Green Collar Worker” definition at Wikipedia reads, “A green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy, or in the agricultural sector.” Should green collar only cover environmental or [...]
