Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 10, 1 October 2013 — Construction Career Day [ARTICLE]

Construction Career Day

OHA has awarded a $4,000 'Ahahui Grant to the nonprofit Hawai'i Construction Career Days to help defray costs for Lāna'i and Moloka'i students to travel to the event at the University of Hawai'i, Maui campus. The seventh annual Construction Career Days on Oct. 18 expects to attract more than 900 high school and community college students

from Maui County. Construction Career Days provides students with hands-on experience with construction equipment and tools and gives them the opportunity to learn about various construction fields fromindustry and trade representatives. Students get a ehanee to operate heavy equipment, such as bulldozers, cranes, cement mixers and backhoes, and to ask questions about prospective careers. "We are honored to be a recipient of this award," said Melanie Martin, Hawai'i CCD president. "OHA's generous award will allow us to eonhnue our mission of providing Hawai'i's youth with an insight to the many careers available in the multifaceted construction industry." In addition to OHA, the Hawai'i CCD organization has also partnered with the Hawai'i Department

of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and other federal and state agencies, labor unions, trade associations and the private sector. For more information about the event, visit www.hawaiiccd.com.