HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

112

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND MATRICES, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ENACTMENT OF ACT 148, SESSIONS LAWS OF HAWAII 2003.

 

WHEREAS, the economic future of Hawaii is dependent upon the quality of its workforce in that the economy needs a skilled workforce to grow and prosper; and

WHEREAS, the State has funded multiple workforce development programs in order to develop high-skilled workers and, in turn, higher paying jobs; and

WHEREAS, in Hawaii the need still exists to develop workforce development pipelines and processes; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Act 148, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, codified in Section 201-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is required to submit an annual report to the Legislature detailing its efforts to increase the number of high-skilled jobs in targeted industry clusters, in concert with the efforts of the Workforce Development Council; and

WHEREAS, in January 2004, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submitted its first annual report recounting its collaborative efforts with the Workforce Development Council to identify industry clusters, establish labor demand and supply matrices to assist in planning for workforce and educational needs, and increase the number of individuals pursuing post-secondary education degree and certificate programs; and

WHEREAS, the identification or development of industry clusters entails the practice of grouping organizations in related industries that share markets, labor needs, and similar infrastructures in order to facilitate opportunities for the collaboration of efforts on common development issues within clusters; and

WHEREAS, the development of labor supply and demand matrices requires the establishment of matrices to cross-reference the industries in Hawaii's economy with the occupation or skill sets required within those industries for forecasting labor demands by industry and occupation and to associate labor supply with demand; and

WHEREAS, increases in the educational pipeline requires the promotion and encouragement of the continued educational pursuits of youth and adults beyond the completion of high school through the acquisition of post-secondary degrees or certificates; and

WHEREAS, Section 201-16, HRS, requires an annual report which generally details efforts to increase the number of high-skilled jobs in targeted industry clusters; however, based upon the initiatives outlined by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, the need has arisen for the receipt of specific information addressing actions to target industry clusters, develop labor supply and demand matrices, and increase the educational pipeline; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Workforce Development Council are requested to submit a report to the Legislature regarding actions which have been undertaken subsequent to the enactment of Act 148, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report shall focus on the following areas:

(1) The status of work on:

(A) The identification and development of industry clusters in order to determine their economic and workforce potential and the manner in which the industries can be better served;

(B) The development of labor demand and supply matrices for determining future labor demands under various economic scenarios and correlating anticipated labor supply with forecasted industry demands; and

(C) The expansion and enlargement of the educational pipeline through the promotion of youth and adult participation in post-secondary degree or certificate programs;

(2) A timeline as to when and the manner in which:

(A) Action is being taken on the aforementioned initiatives; and

(B) Further information on such progress will be made available;

(3) Recommendations as to methods to better facilitate the gathering and compilation of relevant and necessary data; and

(4) Recommendations for connecting or making compatible the compiled data and other forms of data resulting from economic, workforce, or educational research; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Workforce Development Council shall submit a report of their findings and recommendations to the Legislature at least twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2005; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Chairperson of the Workforce Development Council.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

DBEDT; WDC; Report on Actions Taken with Regard to Industry Clusters, Labor Demand Matrix, and Educational Pipelines