Fellows mentioned in this story: Sherry Menor-McNamara
From Maui Now:
ALTRES Foundation today announced it has launched an online portal for unemployed Maui workers affected by the unprecedented wildfires. The newly launched portal, HireMaui.org, went live on Aug. 28, and offers a way for displaced Maui workers to connect with job vacancies offered by businesses statewide.
“We need to do everything we can to keep Maui residents who were impacted, working and living in Hawaiʻi,” said Barron Guss, CEO and President of ALTRES. “Getting people back to work is the first step to rebuilding and our hope is that through HireMaui.org we can connect employers across the state with Maui workers in every industry.”
HireMaui.org is a free community resource developed by the ALTRES Foundation in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i, the State of Hawai‘i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawai‘i Lodging and Tourism Association, Hawaii Restaurant Association, Maui Economic Development Board, and Chef Hui.
Continue reading at mauinow.com.
State of Hawai‘i - Office of the Governor — The Office of Wellness and Resilience announces the establishment of the Breakthrough Therapies Task Force, which aims to assist the state in expanding therapeutic access to two key substances.