Baldwin High media club offers opportunities in broadcast journalism

Kaitlin Inamasu wants to tell stories about what is happening in the world. A Baldwin High School sophomore, she's already mapping out her options for becoming a television news producer telling the major stories of the day.

Aleks Biskis wants to tell stories that entertain while they explain what is happening in the world. A Baldwin High junior, he's seeing opportunities as a videographer, writer, producer, director, cameraperson -- or all of the above.

They're among 13 students given the opportunity to learn video production as part of a new extracurricular program at Baldwin supported by the Department of Education's Media Resources section, with a boost from the Maui Economic Development Board's Ke Alahele Educational Fund.

Source: Maui Economic Development Board
Full story: http://www.medb.org

Hawaii Adds ESRI's K-122 Statewide GIS Software License to Existing Higher Education Agreement

Redlands, California - With the signing of its K-12 statewide software license, Hawaii becomes the first state in the nation with a comprehensive set of license agreements that offers students in elementary and secondary schools, as well as those in colleges and universities, the opportunity to use the full complement of ESRI's geographic information system (GIS) software products. State officials are enthusiastic about the potential for job creation through a greater emphasis on spatial literacy in the educational system.

Source: ESRI
Full story: http://www.esri.com/news/releases/09_2qtr/gis_careers.html

Friday, May 1, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye announced today that two educational programs he has long championed will receive nearly $4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The University of Hawaii/Maui Community College Rural Development Project will receive $3.2 million for its job training program and for community college infrastructure improvements throughout rural Hawaii. The training projects include medical assistants in rural Oahu, tour guides on Lanai, and police recruits on Kauai.

The Maui Economic Development Board's Women in Technology program will receive $740,000. The program was developed to encourage girls, women, and other underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Both programs will work with local employers and community partners to offer a wide range of services to accomplish project goals.

"This funding ensures that these effective training programs can continue to flourish," Chairman Inouye said. "The programs help our local residents, including those unemployed, qualify for jobs. They also help others to advance to more challenging positions."