The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Hawaii $482,764 in “trade adjustment assistance” to help the state retrain and find new jobs for workers who have lost their jobs due to outsourcing and foreign trade.

The allotment is part of $450 million being given to the 50 states and the District of Columbia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
“Workers around the nation continue to see their jobs disappear as a direct result of increased imports and competitive trade,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
The funding announced today will help more of these workers uprade existing skills or retrain for new careers in industries that have the potential to grow in the coming months and years,” she said.