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Following six weeks of immersing a group of newly relocated residents into Hawai‘i’s culture, history and community, Movers and Shakas proudly presents the Cohort 6 graduates of its highly-acclaimed Hawai‘i Talent Onboarding Program (HITOP). Twenty-four business...

Following a month and a half of immersing a group of newly relocated residents into Hawai‘i’s culture, history and community, Movers and Shakas proudly presents the Cohort 5 graduates of its highly-acclaimed Hawai‘i Talent Onboarding Program (HITOP). Twenty-two...

HONOLULU, Nov. 6, 2023 – Following intensive weeks of immersing a group of newly relocated residents and returning kama‘āina into Hawai‘i’s culture, history and community, Movers and Shakas proudly presents the Cohort 4 graduates of its highly-acclaimed Hawai‘i...

For the third cohort of the Hawai'i Talent Onboarding Program (HITOP), it meant getting muddy in the taro patch, learning about the importance of food insecurity, and sharing personal stories with new friends. Cultivating Sustainable Agriculture and Stories of...

We are excited to introduce you to the three Teach for America corps members who have been sponsored by United Airlines to participate in the Movers and Shakas HITOP Program. These teachers are passionate about education and committed to making a difference in the...

On November 10th, we celebrated the completion of programing for the second cohort of HITOP! The program included three community workdays with participating partners Kako‘o ‘Ōiwi, Institute for Human Services and The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together, as well as...

On June 23rd, we celebrated the completion of programming for the Hawaii Talent Onboarding Program (HITOP), a new program for recently relocated residents and returning kama’āina. Thirty participants from some of Hawaii's top companies and organizations participated...

In light of the surge in COVID-19 cases, shortage of hospital resources, and Governor Ige urging visitors to stay away through the end of October, we've made the difficult decision to postpone Cohort 2 until January 2022 (pending COVID risk). We’re bummed, but the...

Thanks to our partnership with IQ 360 Public Relations, the Movers and Shakas PR campaign had over 7 billion online readership impressions with 8 million views in just four weeks and won "Best Media Relations Campaign" at The 2021 Digital + Social Media Awards....