The Workforce Hub serves as a central resource for information, data sharing, and connection among social workers, students, community partners, state agencies, employers, and others committed to strengthening the social work workforce in Hawaiʻi.

The Pacific Partnerships & Workforce Development Initiatives  empowers individuals and communities through strategic pathways & partnerships to expand accessibility to social work degree pathways, foster workforce development, and enhance training initiatives across the US affiliated Pacific Islands

The Hawaiʻi Substance Use Professional Development (SUPD) program, based at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, is funded by the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD). The SUPD program examines the current state of Hawaiʻi’s substance use workforce and addresses its training needs.

The Hawaiʻi Child Welfare Education Collaboration (HCWEC) seeks to build a strong training pipeline to prepare highly skilled social workers for public child welfare in Hawaiʻi, with the goal of improving outcomes for Hawaiʻi's children. Through the program, award recipients receive specialized coursework in child and family social work, child welfare electives, field placements, and a field integration seminar. HCWEC students commit to post-graduate employment with Hawaiʻi’s child welfare services.