On March 13, 2013 participants at the Hawai‘i Language Summit began an important dialogue about preparing a multilingual workforce for the state of Hawai‘i. Sponsored and hosted by the University of Hawai‘i and co-sponsored by The Language Flagship, this summit convened 50 participants from Hawai‘i’s business, government and education sectors to outline their needs for language and cultural skills in their workforce. Essential to Hawai‘i ‘s socio-economic future, the goal of the Language Roadmap Initiative is to shape an educational environment in Hawai‘i that prepares students for the challenges of a global economy and an ethnically and linguistically diverse community. This Language Summit is the first step in this on-going process.
Hawai‘i Language Roadmap Initiative
Bringing Employers and Educators Together to Shape Hawaii’s Future Multilingual Workforce
