1. The first report of the Sugar Operators Support Taskforce (SOST)–charged with assisting the workers laid off by the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S) mill closure–came out on Jan. 6. According to the report, how many of the 268 workers let go before Dec. 1, 2016 have since been placed in other jobs? A. 124 B. 77 C. 45 D. 15 E. 7 2. The SOST has 56 members from … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: How well do you know the County of Maui’s new Sugar Operators Support Taskforce report?
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QuizUnderstood: How well do you know federal support for laid off Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar workers?
1. On Sept. 2, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono announced that the U.S. Department of Labor would offer support to HC&S workers laid off after Nov. 16 as part of the closure of the last sugar operation on Maui. According to Hirono’s news release, how many workers will this cover? A. 150 B. 250 C. 350 D. 450 E. 550 2. Last week, the state Department of Business, Economic … [Read more...] about QuizUnderstood: How well do you know federal support for laid off Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar workers?