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ClimbHI LEI Event Returns to HCC, Outer Islands
ClimbHI LEI Event Returns to HCC, Outer Islands By Hawai`i Hospitality Spring 2022ClimbHI, a Hawai‘i workforce development nonprofi t, hosted its 10th annual Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration (LEI) hospitality industry program April 5 at the Hawai‘i Convention...
ClimbHI Continues to Expand Virtual Career Training Portal
ClimbHI Continues to Expand Virtual Career Training Portal By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News February 11, 2022In looking back at the first full year of running its virtual career training portal, local nonprofit ClimbHI says it’s “dramatically increased”...
ClimbHI Bridge Expands to Reach Thousands of Students, Educators, and Businesses in its First Year; Top 2021 Participants Recognized
ClimbHI Bridge Expands to Reach Thousands of Students, Educators, and Businesses in its First Year; Top 2021 Participants Recognized By Teddi Anderson | Media Contact February 10, 2022 Honolulu, Hawaii, February 10, 2022 – Hawaii workforce development nonprofit...
Helping Students ‘Climb’ to Success
Helping Students 'Climb' to Success By Leeward O'ahu Voice Staff | MidWeek Voice January 19, 2022Nonprofit ClimbHI has reached nearly 1,400 public high school students in the first two years of its Service Excellence Certificate program for the Hawaiʻi Department of...
Women Who Mean Business – Julie Morikawa
Women Who Mean Business - Julie Morikawa By Eugene Tanner | Pacific Business News October 01, 2021Julie Morikawa President | ClimbHIWhat did you want to be when you grew up? It was always about a feeling for me, not any particular profession. I've always found much...
Hospitality Workforce Development Program Expands in High Schools
Hospitality Workforce Development Program Expands in High Schools By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News September 10, 2021(c) voshadhi/istock “Our hospitality leaders are generously supporting a program that will pay dividends for these students and the Hawaii...
Hawaii Hospitality Businesses and Organizations Join New Effort to Support Service Excellence Certificate Program, Reaching nearly 1,000 Students this Fall
Hawaii Hospitality Businesses and Organizations Join New Effort to Support Service Excellence Certificate Program, Reaching nearly 1,000 Students this Fall By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR September 7, 2021Launched in 2020 by ClimbHI, the Certificate was renewed...
Hawaiʻi Hospitality Industry Sponsors Certificate Program for HS Students
Hawaiʻi Hospitality Industry Sponsors Certificate Program for HS Students By Maui Now September 7, 2021Hawai’i workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI runs a Department of Education hospitality program to help high school students be more prepared when they enter the...
8 Things Hawaiʻi Companies Should Know About Hiring Interns
8 Things Hawaiʻi Companies Should Know About Hiring Interns By Krista Rados | Hawaii Business Magazine August 25, 2021How to start a program, paid vs. unpaid interns, college students vs. high schoolers, and more. Plus five tips for students.Illustration: Getty...
A Public-Private Partnership that Actually Works
A Public-Private Partnership that Actually Works By Steve Petranik | Hawaii Business Magazine August 12, 2021Traditional way for kids to learn about careers was for teachers to invite dads, moms and anyone else they knew to speak to the class or show up at career...
Together We Move Mountains Alumna Partners with Cornell in Hawai‘i
Together We Move Mountains: Alumna Partners with Cornell in Hawai‘i By Linda Copman | Cornell University August 6, 2021Julie Hulali Morikawa ’01 cherishes her roots in the rural district of Kohala on the north end of the Big Island of Hawai‘i. “We were always outside...
ClimbHI Honors Hawaii Businesses and Educators
ClimbHI Honors Hawaii Businesses and Educators By Star-Advertiser Staff | The Honolulu Star-Advertiser August 4, 2021Hawaii workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI is recognizing three Hawaii businesses /organizations and three educators for their involvement with...
ClimbHI Recognizes Businesses for Excellence in Workforce Development
ClimbHI Recognizes Businesses for Excellence in Workforce Development By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News August 3, 2021Two local nonprofits — ClimbHI and the Hawaii Executive Collaborative — are recognizing three businesses for excellence in providing...
ClimbHI Honors Hawaii Businesses and Educators for Workforce Development
ClimbHI Honors Hawaii Businesses and Educators for Workforce Development By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR August 2, 2021The new award recognizes excellence with ClimbHI Bridge, an online career portal reaching students statewide Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2, 2021 –...
ClimbHI and HLTA Recognize Two Hawaii Educators with New Hospitality Award
ClimbHI and HLTA Recognize Two Hawaii Educators with New Hospitality Award By Teddi Anderson | Westside Stories July 8, 2021Hawaii workforce development’s nonprofit ClimbHI has partnered with the Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association (HLTA) to recognize two educators,...
Kamaʻāina Economic Recovery Stories
Kamaʻāina Economic Recovery Stories By Kamaʻāina Economic Recovery June 23, 2021Aloha Mai Kākou Mahalo again for sharing stories of our state’s economic recovery. Your partnership helps us find the best stories to publish — and helps us reach more Hawaiʻi households...
Julie Morikawa and ClimbHi for our Youth (Hospitality Hawaii)
Julie Morikawa and ClimbHi for our Youth (Hospitality Hawaii) By ThinkTech Hawaii June 23, 2021ClimbHI Helping Hawaii's Youth. The host for this episode is Jon Conching. The guest for this episode is Julie Morikawa. In this discussion we learn about Julie Morikawa,...
ClimbHI, HLTA Launch New Award for Hawaii Educators
ClimbHI, HLTA Launch New Award for Hawaii Educators By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News June 16, 2021EUGENE TANNER | PBNWorkforce development nonprofit ClimbHI and the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association have teamed up to create a new award to provide...
ClimbHI and HLTA Recognize Two Hawaii Educators with New Hospitality Award
ClimbHI and HLTA Recognize Two Hawaii Educators with New Hospitality Award By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR June 15, 2021The award provides immersive industry experiences and mentorship, and includes a $1,000 stipend Honolulu, Hawaii, June 15, 2021 – Hawaii...
HLTA – Mufi’s Message
Mufi's Message By Mufi Hannemann, President & CEO | Hawai‘i Lodging and Tourism Association June 10, 2021Aloha, Yesterday, HLTA and ClimbHI awarded $1,000 scholarships to two outstanding educators to gain experience in and understanding of our industry. This has been...
A Visitor Industry that Inspires Students
A Visitor Industry that Inspires Students By Julie Morikawa | Honolulu Star-Advertiser March 25, 2021As Hawaii legislators consider a wide range of cuts to cultural, educational, safety and research programs run by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), it is critical to...
ClimbHI Holds First Virtual Event
ClimbHI Holds First Virtual Event By Jennifer Sudick | khon2.com March 31, 2021Hawaii workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI is hosting its first-ever virtual Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration (LEI) hospitality industry program on April 9, 2021, for up to 2,000...
Helping Teens Climb Higher
Helping Teens Climb Higher By Julie Morikawa| MidWeek March 31, 2021As a junior at Mililani High School, Raven Petersen attended her first Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration event, which was organized by Hawai‘i workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI. The...
Program Open to Students Interested in Hospitality Industry
Program Open to Students Interested in Hospitality Industry ClimbHI interview on KHON2 By Nexstar Inc. | khon2.com March 19, 2021Even in high school, Geraldine “Denden” Ilan knew she wanted a career in sharing aloha. The 2016 graduate of Waipahu High School on the...
Tourism-Focused Workforce Development Event Moves Online This Year
Tourism-Focused Workforce Development Event Moves Online This Year by Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News March 17, 2021Students learn about the hospitality industry during a ClimbHI event in 2019 at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort. ClimbHI Bridge, which was...
Announcements: The Kona Historical Society’s to Hold Annual Membership Meeting
Announcements: The Kona Historical Society’s to Hold Annual Membership Meeting by Staff | West Hawaii Today March 14, 2021The Kona Historical Society’s Annual Membership Meeting will be held Friday. The members-only virtual event via Zoom will run 5:30 to 6:30 p.m....
Annual ClimbHI Hospitality Industry Student Event Goes Virtual April 9
Annual ClimbHI Hospitality Industry Student Event Goes Virtual April 9 By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR March 16, 2021Businesses are encouraged to register for the 9th-annual Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration (LEI) Program Honolulu, Hawaii, March 16, 2021 –...
Enhancing Workforce Opportunities – Fern White Uses ClimbHI Bridge to Connect Business, Nonprofit Leaders with Students
Enhancing Workforce Opportunities Fern White Uses ClimbHI Bridge to Connect Business, Nonprofit Leaders with Students by West Hawaii Today March 10, 2021Students learn about the hospitality industry during a ClimbHI event in 2019 at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort....
Julie Morikawa named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Women in Lodging and Tourism
Julie Morikawa named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Women in Lodging and Tourism by Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News February 26, 2021Julie Morikawa, president and CEO of ClimbHI (c) Eugene TannerThe Hawaii Chapter of Women in Lodging and Tourism has named Julie...
KITV – ClimbHI In It Together
ClimbHI In It Together By KITV February 19, 2021
ClimbHI Finds New Ways to Connect Amid Covid
ClimbHI Finds New Ways to Connect Amid Covid By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News February 18, 2021When workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI first launched its virtual career training portal in 2019, President and CEO Julie Morikawa envisioned that it...
ClimbHI Connects Public School Students To Career Resources
ClimbHI Connects Public School Students To Career Resources By Staff and Wire Reports | Hawaii Tech January 18, 2021Students at public high schools across the state can now connect with career opportunities through an online portal. Under a new partnership between the...
Hoʻomaikaʻi to our 2021 Woman of the Year!
Hawai‘i Women in Lodging & Tourism Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association | WIL's February Newsletter February 01, 2021Quote of the Month:There is power in allowing yourself to be known and heard in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice.Advice from a...
ClimbHI Brings Together Over 200 Businesses to Help 3,000 Students in Hawaii
ClimbHI Brings Together Over 200 Businesses to Help 3,000 Students in Hawaii By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR February 2, 2021A new community initiative is connecting business and nonprofit leaders with students and teachers statewide Honolulu, Hawaii, February...
ClimbHI Bridge Steers Students Toward Careers
ClimbHI Bridge Steers Students Toward Careers by Duane Kurisu | Honolulu Star-Advertiser December 20, 2020Public school students are getting a leg up on career opportunities through an online portal known as ClimbHI Bridge, which links educators with local businesses...
HIDOE Partners with ClimbHI to Connect Students with Career Opportunities with New Online Platform
HIDOE Partners with ClimbHI to Connect Students with Career Opportunities with New Online Platform December 08, 2020HONOLULU — Under a new partnership between the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) and Hawai‘i workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI,...
ClimbHI Bridge Help Keiki Climb Higher
ClimbHI Bridge Help Keiki Climb Higher By Stephanie Shinno | The Garden Island September 17, 2020Students meet Gov. David Ige in Honolulu at a pre-COVID-19 ClimbHI event. (Photo courtesy of ClimbHI)LIHU‘E — Julie Morikawa, president of ClimbHI Bridge, appreciates the...
Our Schools Need Your Help Now
Our Schools Need Your Help Now By Steven Petranik | Editor Hawaii Business Magazine August 27, 2020IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HAWAI‘I, the time is now, during this education crisis caused by the pandemic. And if you wonder how to help, one valuable way...
ClimbHI Bridge Commercial – What School Could Be in Hawaiʻi Podcast
ClimbHI Bridge Commercial
Preparing Teens for Tomorrow
Preparing Teens for Tomorrow By Noelle Fujii-Oride | Hawaii Business Magazine April 1, 2020Schools and businesses are partnering in unprecedented ways to develop the state’s future workforce. This is Part I of a two part report where we look at how Hawai‘i’s public...
Hawai‘i E Pili Kākou!
Hawai‘i E Pili Kākou! By Julie Morikawa March 29, 2020
ClimbHI to Distribute CLIF® Bar Boxes in Drive-Thru Pop-Up in Honolulu on Sunday
ClimbHI to Distribute CLIF® Bar Boxes in Drive-Thru Pop-Up in Honolulu on Sunday By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR March 27, 2020Honolulu, Hawaii, March 27, 2020 – Hawaii workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI is distributing 1,000 free CLIF® Bars in a drive-thru...
Hawaii Convention Center Bookings Approach 40,0000
Hawaii Convention Center Bookings Approach 40,0000 By Brett Alexander-Estes | Hawaii Hospitality March 1, 2020
Industry Leaders Talk Staffing, Trends and Sustainability
Industry Leaders Talk Staffing, Trends and Sustainability By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News February 21, 2020
An Easy Way to Support Public Schools
An Easy Way to Support Public Schools By Steve Petrank | Hawaii Business Magazine February 6, 2020
Building on the Momentum for Change
Building on the Momentum for Change By Steve Petrank | Hawaii Business Magazine
Making Dreams Come True
Making Dreams Come True By Tim Thompson | Alaska Airlines February 1, 2020
ClimbHI Spearheads New Hospitality Pathway Certificate for DOE Students
ClimbHI Spearheads New Hospitality Pathway Certificate for DOE Students By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR January 16, 2020Training launches at a special event on Jan. 21 including teachers and hospitality industry leaders Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2020 – Hawaii...
Workforce Development Program Goes West
Workforce Development Program Goes West By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News December 19, 2019
ClimbHI to Host First Regionally Focused LEI Program for West Oahu Students
ClimbHI to Host First Regionally Focused LEI Program for West Oahu Students By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR December 4, 2019ClimbHI to Host First Regionally Focused LEI Program for West Oahu Students Honolulu, Hawaii, December 4, 2019 – Hawaii workforce...
Inspire You & Me – John Tobon, ClimbHI, Hawaii Men’s Shed
Inspire You & Me - John Tobon, ClimbHI, Hawaii Men's Shed By Inspire You & Me December 2, 2019
ClimbHI Pilots New Initiative to Introduce Students to the Tourism Industry
ClimbHI Pilots New Initiative to Introduce Students to the Tourism Industry By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News November 13, 2019Local workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI launched a pilot program last week for a new initiative called LEI Assembly. An...
Hawaii’s Visitor Industry Hopes to Bolster Workforce by Recruiting Teen Students Early
Hawaii’s Visitor Industry Hopes to Bolster Workforce by Recruiting Teen Students Early By Allison Schaefers | Honolulu Star Advertiser November 11, 2019
18th Annual Business Leadership Hawaii Awards: Cades Schutte/The Cades Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Award
18th Annual Business Leadership Hawaii Awards: Cades Schutte/The Cades Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Award By Pacific Business News November 8, 2019AccesSurf Hawaii, Inc. Cara Short, Executive Director What do you see as Hawaii’s biggest challenge and how would you...
Promote Work-Based Learning Opportunities with ClimbHI Bridge
Promote Work-Based Learning Opportunities with ClimbHI Bridge By Chamber of Commerce Hawaii October 23, 2019
Alaska Airlines Supports Development of Home-Grown Leaders Through ClimbHI’s LEI Program
Alaska Airlines Supports Development of Home-Grown Leaders Through ClimbHI's LEI Program By HI Now Daily October 18, 2019Helping Hawaii's high school and college students prepare for their future careers. Sponsored by Alaska AirlinesIn a companywide effort to give...
Pineapple 20 Honorees
Pineapple 20 Honorees By Pacific Business News September 20, 2019
How Alaska Airlines Foundation Helps Students ClimbHI – Creating Lift and Inspiring Hawaii’s Future Tourism Leaders
How Alaska Airlines Foundation Helps Students ClimbHI – Creating Lift and Inspiring Hawaii’s Future Tourism Leaders By Tim Thompson, Executive Director | Alaska Airlines Blog August 27, 2019ClimbHI’s college interns help coordinate the annual LEI program, which brings...
The Alaska Airlines Foundation is Awarding $260,000 to 24 Nonprofits in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii
The Alaska Airlines Foundation is Awarding $260,000 to 24 Nonprofits in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii By KHON2 August 6, 2019Courtesy: Alaska AirlinesHONOLULU (KHON2) — The Alaska Airlines Foundation has supported communities with cash grants to nonproxts for 20...
Alaska Airlines Foundation Donates $260,000 to 24 Nonprofits
Alaska Airlines Foundation Donates $260,000 to 24 Nonprofits By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News August 6, 2019Alaska Airlines Foundation, the charitable arm of the airline, has awarded $260,000 to 24 nonprofits in Hawaii, Alaska, and Washington. The six...
Connecting Kids with Careers
Connecting Kids with Careers By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News March 29, 2019As a high school student being told that she already had to choose a college major, Julie Morikawa didn’t feel fully equipped to make such a big decision. “Why, when we’re in high...
Inspire You & Me – ClimbHI, Richard Soo, Hawaii Hulacat Club Show
Inspire You & Me - ClimbHI, Richard Soo, Hawaii Hulacat Club Show By Inspire You and Me March 24, 2019
Program Fills Students’ Ambition Sails with Wind
Program Fills Students’ Ambition Sails with Wind By Rowlie John Flores | West Hawaii TodayThe theme of this year’s Lead, Expose and Inspire Program, LEI, April 16-17 on Hawaii Island was the wind of the Hawaiian Islands, and like the makani of the Hawaiian Islands,...
Visitor Industry Looks to Attract High Schoolers
Visitor Industry Looks to Attract High Schoolers By Allison Schaefers | Honolulu Star Advertiser April 3, 2018Students from 37 schools participated in last year’s LEI program, including the Maui high schoolers pictured above. This year’s annual event will include...
KITV 6pm 4-9-2018
KITV 6pm 4-9-2018
Program Offers High School Students Peek into Tourism Industry
Program Offers High School Students Peek into Tourism Industry By KHON2 News April 4, 2018HONOLULU (KHON2) - There's a great opportunity for high school students who are thinking about pursuing a career in Hawaii's tourism and hospitality industry! They can hear from...
The Future Workforce of Tourism
The Future Workforce of Tourism By John Steinhorst | The Garden IslandHawaii businesses can expand students’ horizons through the state’s largest workforce development program. For the past seven years, the LEI (Lead, Expose, Inspire) program of ClimbHI has been...
KHPR FM Hawaii Public Radio 04-19-2017
KHPR FM Hawaii Public Radio 04-19-2017
KITV 6pm 4-18-2017
KITV 6pm 4-18-2017
Sixth LEI Program Opens Doors for Students in Hotel, Tourism Industries
Sixth LEI Program Opens Doors for Students in Hotel, Tourism Industries By David McCracken | The Garden IslandKOLOA — Kylie Butts thought Tuesday’s Leadership, Exploration and Inspiration program was just going to be a field trip she could enjoy instead of being in a...
Checking Out Careers in Hotel Industry
Checking Out Careers in Hotel Industry By The Maui NewsKing Kekaulike High sophomores Savanna Valdez and Madison Dutro (first photo) chat with Barbie Dofa, Napili Kai Beach Resort director of human resources Wednesday during a career fair at the Sheraton Maui. The...
Proclamation
ProclamationApril has now been declared Leadership, Exploration, and Inspiration Month in the State of Hawaii! Very big mahalo to Hawaii Govenor, David Ige and Lt. Governor, Shan S. Tsutsui for recognizing ClimbHI and its intentions of teaching, guiding, and inspiring...
LEI 2016 Program on Hawaii News Now
LEI 2016 Program on Hawaii News NowAnnual leadership program to help inspire next generation of Hawaii's hospitality industry. HONOLULU - In April of 2016, ClimbHI and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) will kick off the 5th annual LEI (Leadership, Exploration, and...
Tourism Climbing High
Tourism Climbing High By Jenna Carpenter | The Garden IslandPhoto by: Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island Chef Michael Young of the Sheraton Kauai Resort, leads a line of Kauai Community College culinary arts students and other chefs in serving up Niihau Lamb during...
Inspiring The Next Generation
Inspiring The Next Generation By The Garden Island (Kauai)LIHUE — In April, ClimbHI and the Hawaii Tourism Authority will kick off the 5th annual LEI (Leadership, Exploration and Inspiration) program. LEI is the largest workforce development program in Hawaii, and was...
‘Pick Me,’ says Visitor Industry
‘Pick Me,’ says Visitor Industry By Allison Schaefers, Craig T. Kojima | Star AdviserCRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM The visitor industry is working hard to find the next generation of local hospitality workers. Kapiolani Community College students Anna...
Workforce Program Reaches Kauai
Workforce Program Reaches Kauai By Dennis Fujimoto | The Garden Islandby Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island POIPU — Waimea High School student Kamryn Kenney was thrilled to be part of the Leadership, Exploration and Inspiration workforce development program Friday at...
Kezeah Bautista, Included in HTA’s Monthly Update for the Month of April
Kezeah Bautista, Included in HTA’s Monthly Update for the Month of AprilIn honor of Tourism Month, the HTA would like to share an editorial piece by Kezeah Bautista, an 11th grader at Farrington High School, who recently participated in the Leadership, Exploration and...
Hundreds of Students Get Inside Look at Visitor Industry
Hundreds of Students Get Inside Look at Visitor Industry By KHON2Hundreds of high school and college students got an inside look at Hawaii’s tourism industry Friday. The 4th annual LEI Program features more than 60 businesses, including 21 full-service hotels, that...
LEI TV Spot
LEI TV SpotWe just finished the spot for LEI. Will share with you the air schedule once we have it from Oceanic. Click Here to watch the video on youtube.
The Program Expanded My Meaning of the Hospitality Industry
The Program Expanded My Meaning of the Hospitality Industry Casey Anacleto | Kauai High SchoolHospitality and tourism is a great and wide beneficial industry. After the LEI program I felt honored to be part of the event. The benefit of attending the program expanded...
HTA Featured: Student Learns that Practice Makes Perfect in Hospitality
HTA Featured: Student Learns that Practice Makes Perfect in Hospitality By Aimee Nitta | Waianae High SchoolFive stars isn't just the rate of a hotel, it is the amount of work and effort the employees put into the process of making guest have a great time. The hotel...
LEI Is Not A Program
LEI Is Not A Program By By Deyvon Savaiigaea-LeeI want to express my sincere appreciation for giving my the opportunity to participate in this year's Leadership Exploration Inspiration (L.E.I) event. This is my second year participating and I certainly have gained so...
HTA Featured: Utilizing My Time and Energy
HTA Featured: Utilizing My Time and Energy By Randi Lee Oxentine | Kauai High SchoolWhen our time and energy is put to positive use, there will always have outcomes that will drive us to where we are supposed to be. Robin Williams has taught me that I am the plant,...
HTA E-Bulletin: Leading, Exploring and Inspiring Aloha
HTA E-Bulletin: Leading, Exploring and Inspiring Aloha By Carlyn Abramo | Mililani High SchoolHospitality extends so much further than an industry. Through the HTA-supported LEI program on April 5, 2013, I was able to learn and experience what that industry does for...
LEI 2013 Maui Program – April 2013
LEI 2013 Maui Program - April 2013On April 3, 2013, ClimbHI held its inaugural LEI Maui Program in an effort to reach out to high school students on The Valley Isle. With over 120 students from three high schools in attendance, the program was a great success. The...
The Legal Exposure
The Legal ExposureThis is Court 12 at First Circuit in Honolulu. Are you wondering why we are here? We had the privilege to take a tour at the court room and witness a Civil Motion hearing with Attorney Anthony Suetsugu. Today I learned a lot about the...
Expedia Local Expert Tour
Expedia Local Expert TourBeing an extern at ClimbHI is awesome! There are a lot of opportunities for you out there. I was given the opportunity to see and understand how Expedia Local Expert runs. By shadowing Mr. Pete Sherbrick, one of the Concierge Managers of the...
The Outrigger Tour Opportunity
The Outrigger Tour OpportunityOne of the greatest opportunities that you'll have as ClimbHI's extern is that you will be exposed to the different work field. Shanel and I's first journey were with Mr. Milton Lafitaga, Senior Sales Manager in Groups and Sports...
LEI 2012 Short Clip
LEI 2012 Short ClipTo lead, explore, and inspire 300 high school students of Oahu to the Hospitality Industry. This video covers the whole day event and a must see! L.E.I Promo Click on the picture to watch both videos. Don't forget to visit our Youtube site and...
LEI 2013 (Leadership Exploration Inspiration)
LEI 2013 (Leadership Exploration Inspiration)On April 5, 2013 ClimbHI and the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) will kick off the 2nd annual LEI program. LEI is a HTA-sponsored workforce development project to inspire Hawai‘i’s youth to select careers in the Hawai‘i...
2012 LEI Hotel Visits
2012 LEI Hotel VisitsMemorable experiences and unforgettable memories for high school students as well as with their mentors and leaders. The students were enjoying their lunch at the leading hotels in Hawaii. [gallery link="file"...
2012 LEI Wrap-Up
2012 LEI Wrap-UpThe LEI program had an awesome turn out last April 2012. There were great speakers who shared their knowledge, wisdom, and experiences to 300 high school students. The governor was also there to inspire the students to continue with their education....
2012 LEI was a Success!
2012 LEI was a Success!It was an awesome day for everyone. We had so much fun, met new friends and aspiring leaders in the industry. We couldn't have done it without the help and support of everyone. [gallery link="file"...
2012 The Road to a Brighter Tomorrow
2012 The Road to a Brighter TomorrowThe doors have opened to many opportunities. Students had fun and learned so much about the different career paths they can chose for their future. Many businesses have teamed up with ClimbHI supporting LEI program. [gallery...
Older Workers Are Staying Put – The Visitor Industry Has Increased Efforts to Attract Younger Employees to Provide Balance with Veterans
Older Workers Are Staying Put - The Visitor Industry Has Increased Efforts to Attract Younger Employees to Provide Balance with Veterans"The Pacific Rim cuisine movement is very exciting, and I like working close to my family and being around our beautiful islands and...
Congratulations 2012 Ho’owehiwehi and Ho’okipa Award Winners
Congratulations 2012 Ho'owehiwehi and Ho'okipa Award Winners2012 marks the seventh year that the Waikiki Improvement Association honors those in the community whose projects possess the key components of the Revitalization of Waikiki plan which began in 2001. Award...
Inspiring Students To Reach Their Goals
Inspiring Students To Reach Their GoalsOn April 25, ClimbHI, a local nonprofit (501c3) organization, in partnership with the Hawaii Tourism Authority, launched LEI, an inaugural workforce development project for 300 high school students from economically disadvantaged...
Hawaii Tourism Authority E-Bulletin
Hawaii Tourism Authority E-Bulletin May is Tourism Month: We all Contribute to Hawai‘i's Tourism Economy The following commentary from Mike McCartney, president and CEO, Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, ran on Sunday, May 6 in theHonolulu Star-Advertiser Tourism...