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Council committee forwards $1.6 million in WIOA funds for workforce training and apprenticeships
Summary
The Committee on Finance voted to forward a $1.6 million federal WIOA appropriation to county council with a favorable recommendation. County staff and workforce board representatives said funds will be distributed by RFP to support adult, dislocated-worker, youth and administrative programs and to expand apprenticeships, CDL training and partnerships with HCC and unions.
The Hawaii County Committee on Finance voted Jan. 6, 2026, to forward to full council a bill that would add $1.6 million in federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding to the county's operating budget and appropriate it across adult, dislocated-worker, youth and administrative accounts.
Deputy Director Dennis Lin and Clinton Mercado, who manages the county's WIOA programs, told the committee the federal funds are distributed under an annual RFP and that Goodwill Hawaii has been the county's…
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