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Goodwill Industries Of Hawaii Inc company history timeline

1959

On June 4, 1959, Goodwill Hawaii was incorporated in the Territory of Hawaii and led by Doctor Euchio Chung, the first executive director.

1962

1962 Goodwill joins the Council of Social Agencies of Honolulu.

1964

1964 Evaluation & Training Program begins.

1968

1968 Mayor Neal Blaisdell asks Goodwill’s Executive Director to chair the City & County Committee on the Employment of the Physically Handicapped.

1974

1974 Goodwill receives its first national Goodwill award for “Outstanding Public Relations Achievement.”

1976

1976 Goodwill is the first agency in the state to receive its CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation.

1978

1978 Goodwill receives its first NISH contract – sewing painters’ hoods for the United States Navy.

1979

1979 Goodwill hosts its first Handicapped Job Fair with 28 companies and 200 applicants.

1981

1981 Goodwill establishes Food Service Training.

1986

1986 Goodwill Tri-Agency Program (GTAP) Supported Employment Program begins.

1989

1989 NISH Federal Courthouse custodial contract begins.

1990

1990 The first Hawaii Yacht Club/Goodwill Fishing Tournament is held.

1991

1991 Goodwill holds its first Fundraising Auction.

1994

1994 Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Grant is received to establish an Endowment Fund.

1995

1995 Goodwill begins Working Hands Hawaii, a program for the deaf or hard-of-hearing.

1997

1997 Employment Works, Goodwill’s Welfare-to-Work program begins.

1998

1998 Neighbor Island operations begin with the Hilo day activity programs.

2000

2000 Pacific Business News names Goodwill Industries of Hawaii as the #1 Permanent Placement Firm.

2003

2003 For the 4th year in a row, Goodwill is rated as Pacific Business News’ #1 Permanent Placement Firm.

2004

2004 Goodwill’s first Employment & Training program on Maui begins.

2005

2005 Goodwill gains statewide presence with the SEE Hawaii Work program.

2006

2006 Goodwill kicks off its capital campaign for the ?Ohana Career and Learning Center.

2006 Goodwill hosts its first Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Tax Clinic.

2007

2007 Goodwill’s first immigrant services program, Imi Loa, starts.

2007 The Home Ownership Assistance Program (HOAP), a partnership with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands launches.

2008

2008 Goodwill successfully raises $13 million for its capital campaign for the ?Ohana Career and Learning Center.

2009

2009 Goodwill celebrates 50 years in Hawaii

2009 Goodwill establishes a social medial presence on Facebook and Twitter.

2009 Tax Clinic services expand to Maui and Hilo.

2009 After serving Kauai through the SEE program for four years, Goodwill opens its first Kauai office with its Job Connections program.

2010

2010 The Ohana Career and Learning Center of Kapolei opens.

2020

Globally, Goodwill Industries International announced its 21st Century Initiative to serve 20 million people by the year 2020.

2021

Nearly 2 million individuals in 2021 alone.

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