2022 Healthcare Workforce Initiative Report
Photo courtesy: The Queen’s Health System
We are proud to share the latest 2022 report from the Healthcare Workforce Initiative (HWI), as well as the first report issued back in 2019.
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) started formal work on this initiative in 2018 as a result of the HAH Strategic Plan, where it was identified as an industry priority, and as a result of a sector partnership collaboration with the University of Hawai‘i and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.
The first industry survey of healthcare jobs in Hawai`i was issued in September 2019. You can still access that report by clicking here. The 2022 report was delayed by the pandemic but is now available at the link below.
We thank all of our HAH members, our government, community, and education partners for their support of this important initiative.
We know that healthcare is a rewarding field that offers gainful employment across more than 200 different professions. Our collaborations will continue, and our hope is to strengthen the pipeline of workers needed to meet our state’s needs.
Please direct questions on this report to Colleen Woodward, Project Manager at cwoodward@hah.org.
For questions on the Healthcare Workforce Initiative please contact Janna Hoshide, Associate Vice President, Workforce Development at jhoshide@hah.org.
The following table shows professions with 30 or more open positions at the time of the survey. Professions
with 30+ open positions represent a total increase of 1,508 positions or a net increase of 80% from 2019.
The professions with 30+ open positions represent 87% of all open positions surveyed for the 2022 HWI report.
• Blue Shading = Professions with 30+ openings in 2022
• Green Shading = Professions with 30+ openings in 2019
Click here to view the top 30+ Open Professions from highest to lowest need by healthcare setting.
Ohana Pacific Health LPN Training Program in the photo below: Lucky Ramos, RN (far right) gives a report about Hale Makua Lanai Neighborhood to University of Hawai’i Maui College students Jeff Paraiso and Jenna Mattos.
Photo courtesy: Ohana Pacific Health/Hale Makua, 2021.
Photo courtesy: Kapi`olani Medical Center for Women & Children
Photo courtesy: Maui Health
Photo courtesy: One Kalakaua Senior Living
Photo courtesy: Queen’s North Hawai`i Community Hospital
Ohana Pacific Health LPN Training Program in the photo below: Heather Paranada, LPN – a 2021 graduate from the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program through the University of Hawai’i Maui College – gives a report about Hale Makua Molokai Neighborhood to her fellow students (from left): Tanya Tang, Tiare Lani Viluan and Rachel Shutsa.
Photo courtesy: Ohana Pacific Health/Hale Makua, 2021.
Photo courtesy: Adventist Health Castle
Photo courtesy: Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation - Kaua`i Region
Photo courtesy: The Queen’s Health System
Photo courtesy: Adventist Health Castle Home Care
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2019 Healthcare Workforce Initiative Report
We are proud to share the first report from the Healthcare Workforce Initiative (HWI). The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) started formal work on this initiative in 2018 as a result of the HAH Strategic Plan, where it was identified as an industry priority, and as a result of a sector partnership collaboration with the University of Hawai‘i and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.
This is a big challenge because of the period of sustained low unemployment we are experiencing. Employers across all industry segments are competing for workers. We believe that healthcare is a rewarding field that offers gainful employment across more than 200 different professions.
We are collaborating more closely with our schools and post-secondary educational institutions across the state to better align their programs, certificates, and degrees with the needs of healthcare providers across the continuum of care.
This report highlights the work that has been done over the past year, and how these efforts are already yielding promising results. Having sufficient workers with the right skills across multiple healthcare professions is a challenge that will remain with us for a long time to come.
Healthcare Workforce Initiative Report
