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Article: Big Island employers cannot find workers
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- September 14, 2006
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HILO » face=+Bold; First Hawaiian Bankface=-Bold; 's economics consultant painted a rosy picture of the Big Island economy yesterday, but gave moderate warnings about a shortage of workers, a slowdown in real estate, and inadequate harbors.
"Tourism continues to be healthy, especially the exploding cruise-ship market. The labor market remains extremely tight," Leroy Laney told audiences in Hilo and West Hawaii. "Employers everywhere on the Big Island are having a hard time finding employees."
The problem is especially noticeable in West Hawaii, where some estimates put the number of unfilled jobs at luxury South Kohala resorts at nearly a thousand.
Overall, the Big Island unemployment ...