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Meetings today for displaced Hawaii airline workers | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Updated at 11:01 a.m., Thursday, April 3, 2008

Meetings today for displaced Hawaii airline workers

ATA Airlines employees in Hawai'i affected by the airline's sudden shutdown may attend informational meetings scheduled for today for former Aloha Airlines employees, according to an announcement from the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

The meetings have been scheduled as follows:

O'AHU:

Sheraton Hotels & Resort (3 sessions: 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.)

Honolulu Suite

2255 Kalakaua Ave.

931-8111

Parking validation will be provided by the hotel.

(Maximum of 450 people per session*)

MAUI:

Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa (2 sessions: 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.)

Haleakala Room

3850 Wailea Alanui Drive

808-875-1234

Valet parking only; parking validation will be provided by the hotel.

KONA:

Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel (2 sessions: 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.)

Mauka Ballroom

62-100 Kauna'oa Drive, Kohala Coast

808-880-1111

KAUA'I:

Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa (2 sessions: 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.)

Kauai Ballroom 1 & 6

1571 Poipu Road

808-742-1234

HILO:

Big Island Workplace Connection (2 sessions: 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.)

1990 Kinoole St., Suite 102

808-981-2860

Topics to be discussed at the meetings include:

  • Unemployment Insurance

  • You are eligible to file for unemployment starting from April 1, 2008

  • Extended Hours

  • Extended telephone filing hours: 4/1/08 - 4/4/08 (Tues.-Fri.) - 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • Only Honolulu claims office open for in person filing 4/5/08 (Sat.) - 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Calendar of important dates

  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • How to file a claim: step-by-step instructions

  • Powerpoint Presentation

  • In order to receive unemployment benefits, you must register with the Workforce Development Division within 7 days of applying for unemployment. Register online at HireNet Hawaii.

  • Instructions for posting an online resume

  • Voluntary Worker Survey to improve the effectiveness of employment services

  • Job Fairs

  • City and Local Businesses - Wed., April 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall

  • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Airline Division

  • Transport Workers Union

  • Association of Flight Attendants - CWA

  • Airline Pilots Association

  • Society for Human Resource Management's Hawaii Chapter

  • Career, College & Job Fair - April 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Leeward Community College

  • Web site, Flyer

    Telephone numbers:

  • Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

    Director's Office: 586-8844

  • Unemployment Insurance

    Unemployment Insurance TeleClaim Number: 643-5555

    Unemployment Insurance Weekly Filing Number: 643-2222

    Unemployment Insurance Toll Free Number: 1-877-215-5793

    Unemployment Insurance Claim Office: 586-9070

    Honolulu Claims Office: 586-8970

    Waipahu Claims Office: 675-0030

    Kane'ohe Claims Office: 233-3677

    Hilo Branch Office: 808-974-4086

    Kona Branch Office: 808-322-4822

    Maui Branch Office: 808-984-8400

    Kaunakakai Claims Office: 808-553-1750

    Kaua'i Branch Office: 808-274-3043

  • Workforce Development Office:

    Honolulu Office: 586-8700

    Waipahu Office: 675-0010

    Kane'ohe Office: 233-3700

    Kapolei Office: 692-7630

    Hilo Office: 808-981-2860

    Kona Office: 808-327-4770

    Maui Office: 808-984-2091

    Kaunakakai Office: 808-553-1755

    Kaua'i Office: 808-274-3056

  • Department of Human Services

    Director's Office: 586-4997 / Information: 586-4882

  • Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

    Chairman's Office: 586-3801 / Information: 586-3840

  • Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism

    Director's Office: 586-2355 / Information: 586-2423

  • Department of Human Resources Development

    Director's Office: 587-1100
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