REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING TO PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA CENTER ON AGING TO ESTABLISH A KUPUNA WORKFORCE INNOVATION HUB TO IMPLEMENT SHORT-TERM STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THE 2025 STRENGTHENING HAWAII'S LONG-TERM DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE STRATEGIC PLAN.

HCR 114 is a concurrent resolution requesting the Executive Office on Aging to partner with the University of Hawaii at Manoa Center on Aging to establish a "Kupuna Workforce Innovation Hub." This hub would implement short-term strategies from Hawaii’s 2025 Strategic Plan to address challenges in the direct care workforce, such as low wages, training gaps, and recruitment issues affecting older adults’ care. The resolution specifically directs the hub to standardize training, meet with stakeholders to improve worker retention, and analyze workforce needs - directly impacting Hawaii’s long-term care workers and the aging population they serve. As a procedural request, it does not create new law but urges coordination to support existing workforce strategies.