FILE - A surfer rides a wave as the sun sets on the horizon ahead of the Volcom Pipe Pro at Backdoor Pipeline on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii. OAHU, Hawaii - Want to work remotely while also living in paradise?
Hawaii is launching a new work-from-home program in an effort to boost the state’s tourism as well as create an economy resilient to economic downturns like the one triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.The program, called Movers and Shakas, was created this month through a partnership among “the Hawai‘i state government, business leaders, alumni associations at schools and colleges, and founding organizations including the Central Pacific Bank Foundation, Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative, Island Holdings, Inkinen, and FCH.