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DLIR says Helei Imua placed nearly 1,200 interns; summer youth pilot reaches Title I schools
Summary
At a Jan. 12 Senate briefing, DLIR Director Jade Butay described Helei Imua (paid internships for college students and recent graduates), reporting nearly 1,200 placements and about 130 transitions into state jobs; DLIR also summarized a federally funded summer youth pilot that placed 282 students last summer and includes financial-literacy workshops.
Jade Butay, director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, told the Senate Committee on Labor and Technology on Jan. 12 that the department’s workforce-development programs are focused on creating early-career pipelines. Butay said the Helei Imua internship program — aimed at college students and recent graduates — has placed nearly 1,200 interns across state departments and that about 130 of those interns have transitioned into regular state jobs.
Why it matters: DLIR staff and senators framed the programs as investments in future workers that can reduce brain drain and fill demand careers. The committee pressed DLIR on funding, scalability and private-sector expansion of the Helei Imua model.
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