AI and Hawai'i's Workforce: Opportunities and Risks

AI AND HAWAI’I WORKFORCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS

Join the Workforce Development Council at Honolulu Community College on June 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM (HST) for a symposium on Artificial Intelligence.

This event, in collaboration with Imua Onipa'a, will explore how AI is transforming Hawaii's key economic sectors. The sessions will also explore workforce risks, emerging skill needs, and the protections required to support workers as AI adoption expands.

Whether you're a tech newbie or an AI enthusiast, this in-person event is a great chance to learn, ask questions, and connect with others interested in the future of AI. Don’t miss out!

Note that this is the second part of a four-part series which will be held throughout 2026: The AI Transformation: Preparing Hawai‘i’s Workforce for the Future: A Symposium Series.

Agenda (June 25, 2026)

8:30 – 9:00 - Registration & Networking/Opening Exercises

9:00 – 10:00 - AI and Hawaiʻi's Economic Impacts This discussion examines how AI may impact Hawaiʻi’s workforce and economy, including its effects on jobs, industries, productivity, and future growth.

10:00 – 11:00 - Workforce Risks and Worker Protections What careers are at risk, what skills are growing, employer and policy responsibilities

11:00 – 12:00 - What Hawaiʻi's Education and Training Systems Need to Do Panel: community colleges, DOE, workforce boards, training providers

12:00 – 1:00 - Lunch (on own)

1:00 – 3:00 - Identifying Hawaiʻi's Priorities — Working Session Small groups surface top opportunities and risks; priorities feed directly into Event 3

3:00 – 4:00 - Synthesis and Preview of Event 3

4:00 - Adjourn

Info: This discussion examines how AI may impact Hawaiʻi’s workforce and economy, including its effects on jobs, industries, productivity, and future growth.

Info: What careers are at risk, what skills are growing, employer and policy responsibilities.

Info: Panel: community colleges, DOE, workforce boards, training providers.

Info: Small groups surface top opportunities and risks; priorities feed directly into Event 3.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Honolulu Community College, 874 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, United States

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