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HI SR131
Resolution
Status
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brandon Elefante
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AI Summary
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Requests the Workforce Development Council to recommend a comprehensive statewide workforce strategy to the Governor for inclusion in the State Unified Plan, with a goal of ensuring all residents have career pathways by 2045.
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Cites 2025 survey data showing 75% of over 3,200 working residents may relocate due to high costs, and 2023 ALICE data indicating 45% of Hawaii households fall below the $110,112 survival budget for a family of four.
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Notes approximately 170,000 young residents will enter Hawaii's workforce over the next decade, with nearly 30% projected to lack viable career opportunities in the state.
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Requires the strategy to include specific plans and metrics for work-based learning infrastructure, summer youth internships, reducing underemployment, expanding living-wage jobs, industry partnerships, and job retention.
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Directs state departments and agencies to provide data to support periodic evaluation of the strategy, and transmits certified copies to the Governor and heads of over 20 state departments and agencies.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Workforce Development Council To Recommend To The Governor, For Inclusion In The State Unified Plan, A Comprehensive Statewide Workforce Strategy To Ensure That All People Of The State Have A Pathway To A Career That Enables Them To Learn, Work, And Thrive In The State And Contribute To A Vibrant Local Economy Grounded In Community Values By 2045.
Hawaii Workforce Development Council
Last Action
Offered.
3/16/2026