Mission Services

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii has been proudly serving Hawaii’s community since 1959 by providing educational and career development programs for people from diverse backgrounds.
We serve people who are:
- Dependent on public assistance
- Re-entering the workforce
- Have severe disabilities
- At-risk youth who have dropped out of school
- Ex-offenders
- Pacific Islander immigrants
- Others who need assistance in achieving their goals of successful employment
Goodwill’s employment and training programs have a proven track record of providing the highest quality services. Our professional staff served nearly 12,000 people in 2009 and helped more than 1,800 people find jobs in our community!
Thousands of people benefit from Goodwill’s employment training programs each year, and are referred by a variety of sources. Our primary referral partnerships in Hawaii include:
Department of Human Services (DHS)Department of Health (DOH)Office of Community Services (OCS)Workforce Investment Act (WIA)Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL)Office of Youth Services (OYS)