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Training Underway in Remote Ready Hawaiʻi Pilot Program The Remote Ready Hawaiʻi Pilot Program is starting small with nearly 100 residents training as customer service or business development representatives. Kaʻala Souza is with the Workforce Development Council, which partnered with the state and private sector to offer the program. “So we’re working with a small cohort over the next six months or so to get them trained over three or four weeks. They get paid during that program, and then they’re hired,” says Souza, “So they’re going to be working immediately.” Promising n...

Free introductory computer classes are being offered at University of Hawaiʻi Community College campuses and public libraries throughout the state. The in-person three-hour “Digital Readiness” classes are open to all Hawaiʻi residents 18 years and older who want to improve their digital literacy. The course is designed to help those with little or no computer knowledge to obtain the skills necessary to continue learning at home or at work. The free computer classes are part of the Workforce Resiliency Initiative, a plan to help upskill Hawaiʻi’s workforce to be ready for anything the...

Green River Star -   John Hastert A former Wyoming Legislator from Green River entered not guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of solicitation of prostitution and interference with a peace officer Friday afternoon. John Hastert, 62, was arrested Thursday after Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office deputies claim Hastert attempted to seek sexual favors from an undercover operative during a sting operation initiated by multiple Wyoming law enforcement agencies. Hastert is also accused of resisting arrest, being taken down by multiple officers as he allegedly tried to avoid being handcuffed. The ...

Chad Blair: Marriage Equality Advocate Joins State Commission On Fatherhood - Honolulu Civil Beat Chad Blair: Marriage Equality Advocate Joins State Commission On Fatherhood Jeff Esmond plans to draw on his own experience as a gay dad to help other families in similar situations. About the Author Chad Blair is the politics and opinion editor for Civil Beat. You can reach him by email at cblair@civilbeat.org or follow him on Twitter at @chadblairCB. Seeking to diversify the membership of the Hawaii State Commission on Fatherhood, House Speaker Scott Saiki sought input from people in the local ...

Green River Star -   Jon Conrad was done with sitting on the sidelines. The Evanston resident had been engaged at the state level for decades. Conrad had served under former Govs. Matt Mead and Dave Freudenthal, as chair of the Wyoming Workforce Development Council and as vice chair of the Wyoming Board of Parole. For the last two years, he’s worked as the governmental affairs officer for his company, Tata Chemicals. He had been civic-minded at home as well, closely involved in economic development activities across Uinta County. On paper, Conrad looked like the model of the citizen-pol...