Hawaii Chamber Of Commerce: PRESS RELEASE: Chamber Of Commerce Hawai‘i Conducts “Return To Work” Survey

Press release from the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce:

May 21, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Contact: Alexander Zannes, 808-380-2605 

505-263-8999 (mobile), azannes@cochawaii.org

Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i Conducts “Return to Work” Survey 

New survey outlines challenges facing businesses looking to hire employees

HONOLULU – The Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i recently conducted a statewide membership survey to determine the challenges facing businesses looking to hire new employees or bring back employees from temporary furlough.  The survey found many businesses across industries have multiple openings and found recruitment challenges are putting pressure on existing employees.

“This reinforces what we’re seeing all across the nation,” said Sherry Menor-McNamara, Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i CEO. “Businesses are having a difficult time bringing employees back to work. This situation is repeating itself daily and impacting multiple businesses, large and small. Although the hardest hit industries are hospitality, tourism, and food industry, many more other establishments who have already been severely harmed during the pandemic continue to shoulder the burden by increasing overtime, curb services, and close brick-and-mortar shops several days a week.”

Highlights from the survey can be found below:

The following trade organizations helped to share the survey with their members to solicit business responses: Maui Chamber of Commerce, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, Hawai‘i Island Chamber of Commerce, Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce, Molokai Chamber of Commerce, Hawai‘i Restaurant Association, Hawai‘i Food Industry Association, Retail Merchants of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Food Manufacturing Association, and Society for Human Resource Management Hawai‘i.

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As the “Voice of Business” in Hawaii, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii is a statewide,
non-profit organization whose mission is to serve as the advocate for business in Hawaii. A recipient of the national ACCE Chamber of the Year Award in 2018, the Chamber’s 4Hawaii efforts serves its 2,000+member organizations and the business community under the pillars of Economy, Environment, Education and Entrepreneurship. The Chamber advocates on behalf of business; supports its members with training, business building and networking opportunities; and serves as a liaison between civilian and military communities, working to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Hawaii. Visit cochawaii.org.  

This press release was produced by the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.