Active SLED Opportunity · HAWAII · HAWAII
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Hawai‘i Tourism Authority seeks proposals for programs targeting high school students to motivate and expose them to careers in Hawai‘i’s visitor industry, supporting workforce development in the state's leading economic sector.
Hawai‘i’s tourism economy contributed $20.72 billion dollars in visitor spending and $2.4 billion in state tax revenue (direct, indirect and induced) in 2024. In calendar year 2024, the tourism industry supported 211,000 jobs (direct, indirect and induced). HTA recognizes that Hawai‘i’s visitor industry will remain the lead industry in the near future as the state looks to diversify into other areas such as creative industries, fashion manufacturing, aerospace, and value-added agriculture. With tourism requiring a large share of workers in Hawai‘i, workforce development is a high priority to ensure sufficient education, training, and advancement opportunities for Hawai‘i’s workers. HTA seeks to fund programs targeted primarily at Hawai‘i’s high school students in collaboration with our visitor industry and public education system. Specifically, HTA seeks to fund educational events targeted at high school and/or college students to 1) motivate students to pursue a career in Hawai‘i’s diverse visitor industry; 2) expose students to the opportunities in Hawai‘i’s visitor industry; 3) provide career development opportunities and experiences.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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