MidWeek Windward - Sep 8 2021

GROMS SURF
Keiki surfers turned out — virtually — for T&C’s annual contest.
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FREITAS PERFORMS
Join Gordon Freitas & Local Folk at Vesper on the Lānai. SEE PAGE 7
‘Pipeline’ Connects Students, Careers
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Dr. Jennifer Sagon-Taeza and Dr. Rachael Aquino of the Windward Academy for Career and Technical Education researching possible industry partners. LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTO
OBY KYLE GALDEIRA
ften, youth gravitate toward careers based on what they see at home, on television or in their communities.
By connecting educators and teens with in- dustry professionals, students on the Windward side are getting a first-hand look at a broad spectrum of career pathways and job possibili- ties through the innovative Hawai‘i Workforce Pipeline.
“Our mission is to connect quality industry professionals with public school educators and students. We do this to move closer to our goal of inspiring students to identify and prepare for a career within their interests that will pro- vide a sustainable living wage,” says Hawai‘i Workforce Pipeline president and Windward Academy for Career and Technical Education Intermediary Dr. Rachael Aquino.
Hawai‘i Workforce Pipeline is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Aquino last year. The pipeline’s first work-based learning partnership was established with the Wind- ward Academy for Career and Technical Ed-
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