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<br />Clyde Yoshida, Program Director, (808) 961-8750 <br />September 18-24, 2012 will be National Employ <br />Older Workers Week. An annual event <br />sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, <br />National Employ Older Workers Week is a call <br />to action for employers and employees alike to <br />recognize the value and necessity of experienced <br />workers in our nationÓs workforce. <br /> <br />By 2014, 41% off Americans 55 or older will be <br />employed, making up over 21% of the U.S. <br />labor force. The Committee on Economic <br />Development indicates that employers give older <br />workers high marks on characteristics such as <br />judgment, commitment to quality and work <br />A success story: Katherine Moffit was recently hired by the <br />ethic. <br />Department of Parks and Recreation as a Park Caretaker I. <br />Assigned to the Downtown Improvement Association, <br />STEP enrollee Carlos Parisi with Alice Moon, Executive <br />Enrollee Margaret Pang receiving food preparation training <br />Director. <br />at St. Joseph kitchen with host agency supervisor Dennis <br />Wheeler. <br />Standing in front at the West HawaiÒi Civic Center enrollee <br />Susie Kobayakawa with DMV Supervising Motor Vehicle <br />Kathy McGonigle working at her host agency KeaÒau <br />Registration Clerk Arline Kabasawa and Motor Vehicle <br />Public/School Library with her supervisor Maxine Aki. <br />Registration Clerk Lani Hoomanawanui. <br />Kupuna News July-September 2012 <br /> <br />