S.R. No. 132 Summary

• Request four state departments to collaborate in identifying economic growth opportunities and industries that could thrive in different regions of Hawaii.

• Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Labor and Industrial Relations directed to develop regional economic plans for identified industries, including information about geography, nearby educational institutions, state facilities, and local entities that could support education programs.

• Department of Education and University of Hawaii requested to create "keiki to career pathways" curriculum for kindergarten through twelfth grade that aligns education with skills needed by local industries identified in the regional economic plans.

• Directs departments to use the Whitmore Project as a model, which coordinates secondary education with skillsets needed by the local agricultural industry.

• Intended to close the gap between business workforce needs and education outcomes by ensuring students understand career options and develop work-based experience and employment skills.