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ClimbHI – Official Community Engagement Partner for Miss Hawaii and Miss Hawaii’s Teen
ClimbHI - Official Community Engagement Partner for Miss Hawaii and Miss Hawaii’s Teen By Miss Hawaii's Teen May 29, 2025
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Partners with ClimbHI for 13th Annual LEI Program
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Partners with ClimbHI for 13th Annual LEI Program, Inspiring Hawai‘i’s Youth to Explore Careers in Hospitality By Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority April 10, 2025HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) is proud to announce its partnership with...
Over 500 High School Students and 30 Businesses to Participate in St. Louis School’s First-Ever ClimbHI Exposure Fair and Hiring Blitz Today
Over 500 High School Students and 30 Businesses to Participate in St. Louis School’s First-Ever ClimbHI Exposure Fair and Hiring Blitz Today By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR March 14, 2025Honolulu, Hawai‘i, March 14, 2025 – Over 500 students from St. Louis School...
Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter for December
Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter for December By Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter | Weekly Publication for the HIDOE Community December 11, 2024Over 200 students from Lahainaluna High School will be a part of a new emergency readiness curriculum that will go over first aid, disaster...
Student Emergency Readiness Training Curriculum Launches on Maui
Student Emergency Readiness Training Curriculum Launches on Maui By Maui News December 12, 2024Over 200 students from Lahainaluna High School on Maui are enrolled in a new emergency readiness curriculum running through this Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, organized by Hawai‘i...
Kauaʻi Holiday Events Include Parades, New Festival in Memory of West Side Historian
Kauaʻi Holiday Events Include Parades, New Festival in Memory of West Side Historian By Scott Yunker | Kaua’i Now December 1, 2024December has finally arrived – and with it, community events across Kaua‘i to celebrate the holiday season. Parades on the East and West...
ClimbHI Launches Enterprise Program to Serve Special Education Students, Support Statewide Youth-Driven CPR Training Initiatives
ClimbHI Launches Enterprise Program to Serve Special Education Students, Support Statewide Youth-Driven CPR Training Initiatives By Teddi Anderson | President, TLC PR November 14, 2024Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikiki Beach Walk leaders are recognized for pilot program...
ClimbHI Exposure Fair Introduces Students to Varied Career Paths
ClimbHI Exposure Fair Introduces Students to Varied Career Paths By Jennifer Sudick | Kohala Mountain News September 27, 2024Students learn about flotation and displacement at the Pearl Harbor table. Photos courtesy of ClimbHI West HawaiiFifty students and teachers...
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Work Wise Program Provides Jobs for Public High School Graduates and Students
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Work Wise Program Provides Jobs for Public High School Graduates and Students By Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority July 2, 2024Image CaptionHONOLULU – Fifty-three Maui and O‘ahu public high school graduates and students have received invaluable...
Kalani Students ‘Climb High’ With New Opportunities
Kalani Students ‘Climb High’ With New Opportunities By MidWeek June 19, 2024Screenshot from MidWeek NewspaperThrough nonprofit ClimbHI, Kalani High School students sort and recycle bottles from Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikīkī Beach Walk at RRR Recycling Services...
ClimbHI Hosts 150 Students for Maui Workforce Event
ClimbHI Hosts 150 Students for Maui Workforce Event By Maui Now April 6, 2024Hawaiʻi workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI partnered with the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) and the Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui, as well as dozens of Maui businesses and organizations, to...
Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines Combo is Good for Hawaii
Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines Combo is Good for Hawaii By Mayors Richard Bissen, Rick Blangiardi, Derek Kawakami and Mitch Roth | Honolulu Star-Advertiser February 18, 2024Photo Courtesy: Jamm Aquino | jaquino@staradviser.com Hawaiian Airlines announced in December an...
ClimbHI Hosts First Career Exposure Event for 600 West Hawai‘i Students
ClimbHI Hosts First Career Exposure Event for 600 West Hawai‘i Students By Karen Wataru Nakaoka| Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau January 18, 2024More than 60 businesses and organizations participated today at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.West Hawaiʻi, Dec. 11,...
ClimbHI Appoints New Director of Operations
ClimbHI Appoints New Director of Operations By Sophia Compton | Pacific Business News January 11, 2024In her new role, Gibo will help lead ClimbHI's programs and day-to-day activities, including training educators and businesses, according to the announcement.ClimbHI,...
100 Students in Hawaii Participate in Teen CERT Training
100 Students in Hawaii Participate in Teen CERT Training By FEMA Preparedness Community January 11, 2024100 Students in Hawaii Participate in Teen CERT TrainingIn October 2023, students from across Hawaii participated in Teen CERT training. The Teen CERT program...
Student Training Program “Climbs HI”
Student Training Program "Climbs HI" By MidWeek November 15, 2023Pictured are Farrington High School students (front, from left) Jaden Manibog, Hyacinth Relosimon and Jace Apuya, and (back) Stephanie Dalinoc, Dayna Robinson, Angelika Agodong, Sofia Tadifa, Clareese...
ClimbHI Launches Program for High School Students at Made in Hawaii Festival
ClimbHI Launches Program for High School Students at Made in Hawaii Festival By Sophia Compton | Pacific Business News August 8, 2023"It really enhances the concept of [the] Made in Hawaii Festival and turns it into a learning experience," Julie Morikawa, president of...
Pacific Inno – Fire Awards 2023
Pacific Inno - Fire Awards 2023 By Kelsey Kukaua Medeiros July 14, 2023Now in its second year, Pacific Inno’s Fire Awards recognize excellence in tech and innovation — including areas like food and energy independence. This includes both startups and longstanding...
Hawaii Restaurants Provide ‘Overwhelming Support’ for UH Student-Athletes in Braddahhood and Sistahhood Grindz Program
Hawaii Restaurants Provide ‘Overwhelming Support’ for UH Student-Athletes in Braddahhood and Sistahhood Grindz Program By Christina O'Connor | Pacific Business News June 14, 2023For the past year, local entrepreneur Ryan Tanaka has been working to keep University of...
3 Questions with Julie Morikawa of ClimbHI
3 Questions with Julie Morikawa of ClimbHI By Sophia Compton | Pacific Business News June 2, 2023“Over the course of the last year, we have been privileged to do all this great work for our state and to reach over 71,500 students,” Julie Morikawa, president and...
ClimbHI Hosts Hospitality Program for Big Island Students
ClimbHI Hosts Hospitality Program for Big Island Students By Big Island Now April 21, 2023Nearly 50 high school and college students participated at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.Hawaiʻi workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI partnered with a dozen businesses and...
High School, College Students Explore Career Option
High School, College Students Explore Career Option By The Maui News March 29, 2023Students get a taste of hotel housekeeping during ClimbHI’s workforce development event at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea on Tuesday. Photos courtesy ClimbHIMore than 130 high school...
130 Students Meet Up with Hospitality Industry Professionals on Maui
130 Students Meet Up with Hospitality Industry Professionals on Maui By Maui Now March 29, 2023Hawaiʻi workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI partnered with dozens of Maui businesses and organizations to host its Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration (LEI) program on...
Helping Students Climb To Success
Helping Students Climb To Success By Hawaii Island MidWeek March 15, 2023Photo Credit: Hawaii Island MidWeek & ClimbHISource
‘Ramping It Up On Steroids:’ Defense Contractor Wants A Bigger Role In Hawaii’s Economy
‘Ramping It Up On Steroids:’ Defense Contractor Wants A Bigger Role In Hawaii’s Economy By Stewart Yerton | Honolulu Civil Beat February 20, 2023The once low-profile firm Booz Allen Hamilton is making a push to connect with the community and fill jobs to face China....
Nonprofit ClimbHi Obtained Funding to Sponsor 233 Maui County Students
Nonprofit ClimbHi Obtained Funding to Sponsor 233 Maui County Students By Maui News | Maui Now December 14, 2022Maui County businesses and organizations have donated $18,500 to sponsor 233 high school students to earn Service Excellence Certificates through the...
Five Questions with Julie Morikawa
Five Questions with Julie Morikawa By Vicki Viotti | Honolulu Star-Advertiser November 18, 2022Julie Morikawa founded ClimbHI to ensure that future generations have easily accessible career tools and connections in Hawaii. Photo courtesy by Craig T. KojimaThe founder...
ClimbHI Recognizes Leading Hawai‘i Schools, Educators and Businesses
ClimbHI Recognizes Leading Hawai‘i Schools, Educators and Businesses By Jennifer Sudick | Kohala Mountain News November 24, 2022Hawai‘i schools, educators and businesses were honored at the firstannual ClimbHI Bridge Awards Brunch on Oct. 11, 2022, at the Prince...
ClimbHI Gets Mentioned in the Hawaiʻi DOE Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter
ClimbHI Gets Mentioned in the Hawaiʻi DOE Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter By Hawaii DOE | Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter October 26, 2022Photo courtesy of www.hawaiipublicschools.orgClimbHI gets mentioned in the Hawaiʻi DOE Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter... ClimbHI recently recognized...
UH Mānoa Engineering Honored for Excellence in Education and Workforce Development
UH Mānoa Engineering Honored for Excellence in Education and Workforce Development By UH News | University of Hawaiʻi News October 14, 2022From left, Ed Barnabas, Booz Allen Hamilton; Song K. Choi, College of Engineering assistant dean; Kimberly Perez Hults, College...
Tourism Gets Career, Technical Education Pathway in Local High Schools
Tourism Gets Career, Technical Education Pathway in Local High Schools By Casey Harlow | Hawaii Public Radio September 29, 2022Jed_ant From Pixabay/The education nonprofit ClimbHI is partnering with the state Department of Education, and tourism organizations to...
Students Get a ‘Leap-Start’ into High-Demand IT Jobs
Students Get a ‘Leap-Start’ into High-Demand IT Jobs By Kelli Abe Trifonovitch | UH News September 28, 2022A new program is training University of Hawaiʻi students to enter the critical, growing information technology (IT) sector by providing practical experience with...
ClimbHI Launches New Program Connecting Schools with Hospitality Industry Resources
ClimbHI Launches New Program Connecting Schools with Hospitality Industry Resources By Big Island Now September 16, 2022Hawaiʻi nonprofit ClimbHI has launched Hospitality for Me, a new statewide program that connects schools with hospitality industry resources to...
New Hospitality Program for High School Students Launched by ClimbHI
New Hospitality Program for High School Students Launched by ClimbHI By Kauai News | Kauai Now September 15, 2022Hawaiʻi nonprofit ClimbHI has launched Hospitality for Me, a new statewide program that connects schools with hospitality industry resources to enhance...
New Program Connects Hawai’i Schools with Hospitality Industry Resources
New Program Connects Hawai’i Schools with Hospitality Industry Resources By Maui News | Maui Now September 15, 2022File photo of high school students learning about the hospitality industry during a ClimbHi event hosted by the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association. Photo...
ClimbHI Builds School to Hospitality Job Pipeline with New Program
ClimbHI Builds School to Hospitality Job Pipeline with New Program By Olivia Peterkin | Pacific Business News September 14, 2022ClimbHI has launched Hospitality for Me, a new program to connect schools with resources to enhance education and job readiness for high...
Nonprofit Launches Program to Help Students with Job Readiness, Hospitality Careers
Nonprofit Launches Program to Help Students with Job Readiness, Hospitality Careers By KITV4 September 14, 2022A non-profit is teaming up with various organizations to increase job readiness for students throughout the state. src:...
ClimbHI Launches New Hospitality For Me Program for High School Students
ClimbHI Launches New Hospitality For Me Program for High School Students By Maui News July 21, 2022The nonprofit ClimbHI is launching a new program called Hospitality for Me, which provides a full suite of hospitality resources for high schools statewide, making...
For LEI Students, It’s The ‘Climb’
For LEI Students, It's The 'Climb' By Julie Morikawa | Hawai'i Island Midweek June 8, 2022Larrianne Daine Lagpacan has always enjoyed cooking with her family, so when she experienced the culinary opportunities available in the hospitality industry during the ClimbHl...
Crystal Ozaki Wins Teaching Honor
Crystal Ozaki Wins Teaching Honor By The Garden Island June 12, 2022Crystal Ozaki is a teacher at Kaua‘i High School.LIHU'E - A Kaua'i educator received the Hospitality Educator Award from the Hawai'i workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI and the Hawai'i Lodging &...
ClimbHI and HLTA Recognize Two Hawaii Educators with Hospitality Award
ClimbHI and HLTA Recognize Two Hawaii Educators with Hospitality Award By Jared Ellis | Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association June 7, 2022Crystal OzakiJoyce MiyamotoThe 2nd-annual award provides immersive industry experiences and mentorship, and includes a $1,000...
KHS Teacher Wins Hospitality Educator Award
KHS Teacher Wins Hospitality Educator Award By Kaua‘i News June 7, 2022Crystal Ozaki, a teacher at Kaua‘i High School for the past seven years, was named one of the two winners.Hawai‘i workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI recognized two educators on Kaua‘i and Maui...
Inspiring Youth To Soar In The Tourism Industry
Inspiring Youth to Soar in the Tourism Industry By Julie Morikawa | Kauai MidWeek June 1, 2022Students from Kaua`i High School participated in ClimbHI's LEI (Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration) programThe day after his graduation from Kaua`i High School in 2018,...
Mayor Victorino Announces Grants for Youth Programs, Leadership Development
Mayor Victorino Announces Grants for Youth Programs, Leadership Development By Maui News May 6, 2022Mayor Michael Victorino announced the award of three grants to three nonprofit groups, for fiscal year 2022, totaling $84,000 for Maui County youth programs and...
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...
Local Nonprofit Sees Increase in Career Opportunities for Students During 1st Year of Online Portal
Local Nonprofit Sees Increase in Career Opportunities for Students During 1st Year of Online Portal By Russell Subiono | Hawaiʻi Public Radio March 1, 2022Raising Hawaiʻi’s minimum wage continues to be a debated topic in the islands. One of the bills being considering...
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...
Hawaiʻi Public Radio Bytemarks Café
Hawaiʻi Public Radio Bytemarks Café By Burt Lum | Hawaiʻi Public Radio February 9, 2022We'll catch up with the new executive director of the TRUE initiative or Technology Readiness, User Evaluation. We'll find out how TRUE is also working with ClimbHI to help develop...
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
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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