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ClimbHI events train next generation of hospitality leaders
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Nonprofit ClimbHI is hosting its 13th annual Leadership, Exploration, Inspiration (LEI) event at the Hawaii Convention Center Monday.
Julie Morikawa, founder of ClimbHI, and Loke Yokoyama, a senior at Chaminade University, joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about connecting youth with careers in the hospitality industry.
The event goes from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and provides over 700 high school and college students across Oahu with practical experience, mentorship, and an Exposure Fair, where local businesses and organizations can share career opportunities in short, interactive “speed-dating” style segments.
Twenty seniors from Chaminade University’s School of Business and Communication Senior Field Experience Class helped organize the LEI event.
The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) and Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) are partners in the LEI workforce development initiative.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with ClimbHI and our industry and community partners to bring this important program to life,” said interim president and CEO of the HTA Caroline Anderson. “Providing Hawaii’s students with real-world exposure to the many career paths within our visitor industry is key to our future.”
After Monday’s event, the LEI program will extend statewide with additional events in Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Island with more than 1,000 students and 100 local businesses.
“LEI is one of the key stepping stones from exposure to careers all the way through to the hiring process, allowing students to achieve their dreams and helping local businesses with workforce development,” Morikawa said.
Visit ClimbHI’s website to learn more.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Concrete fell from the exterior of an Ala Moana Center parking structure Monday afternoon near the Kapiolani Boulevard exit, damaging a vehicle.
No injuries were reported.
Security blocked an exit lane as debris scattered across the roadway. Ala Moana Center said they are grateful no one was hurt, and the lane will remain closed while structural engineers and construction professionals assess the damage and make repairs.
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Hawaii weather: USGS revised 4.6 magnitude earthquake off Kona coast, south swell, passing showers
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava since it began erupting in December 2024, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
Monday marked 48 fountaining episodes, setting the record for any one eruption on Kilauea, said Katie Mulliken, a geologist and spokesperson with the observatory.
Episodes are separated by periods during which little to no lava erupts. Since lava is coming from the same vents in a crater at Kilauea’s summit, it is the same overall eruption, Mulliken said in an email.
There are several notable aspects of the current eruption, she said, including how accessible it is for viewing by residents and tourists. An eruption during the 1980s, in which 47 lava fountaining episodes occurred over about 3 1/2 years, occurred in a more remote area, she said.
The ongoing eruption is also reshaping the topography at the summit, she said.
But the lava fountains also can impact neighboring communities with volcanic fragments and ash, known as tephra.
Kilauea, located on Hawaii Island, is one of the world’s most active volcanoes.
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