This report describes the outcomes of a project designed to aid agricultural workers in their transition to hotel jobs. Displaced workers (predominantly Filipino) from a Dole plantation were forced to seek employment in new resorts on Lanai. The goals of the project were to: (1) qualify former Dole employees for jobs in the newly-developed resort…

In September 1985, the State Board for Vocational Education in Hawaii, in conformance with federal mandates, established technical committees to assess the entry-level employment requirements for a number of occupations. Drawing from an examination of relevant curriculum materials, the Statewide Technical Committee on Health Services developed an…

A research project was designed to develop a hospitality education program model for Hawaii's community colleges. Primary data were gathered in a survey of the hospitality industry characteristics, manpower requirements, and training needs. This report of the project covers the following information: history and growth of the hospitality industry…

To review the relevance of vocational criteria to industry needs, a study was conducted in Hawaii to assess the entry-level employment requirements in the occupational area of diversified agriculture. Materials from other states were reviewed, and three versions of a skills inventory were developed and revised. The third revision of the inventory…

This second of a two-part study designed to develop a hospitality education program model for Hawaii's community colleges is based on the primary data gathered in a survey of the hospitality industry characteristics, manpower requirements, and employment demands. (Survey data is reported in volume 1 of the study.) The introductory section of this…