Apprenticeship training programs in Hawaii offer an effective means for men and women to attain skills necessary for productive work. Hawaii's two sources of apprenticeship training are the Apprenticeship Division of the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNS). Despite the efforts of these programs to change employment policies in compliance with federal regulations, only a limited number of women apprentices are in Hawaii's workforce. To increase women's participation in apprenticeship, the Apprenticeship Division implemented recruitment practices at the secondary and postsecondary school levels and developed a series of promotional materials pertaining to women's participation in the programs. The PHNS has a federally funded apprenticeship program, which, through the Federal Women's Program, organizes recruitment efforts such as career fairs, visits to high schools and community colleges, and information dissemination. In spite of these activities, in 1984, only 6.9% of the state-registered apprentices and, in 1982, 9.5% of the PHNS apprentices were women. Reasons for the lack of women in apprenticeship programs include a historic lack of exposure to certain kinds of nontraditional work; job stereotyping; the prestige associated with white collar or professional occupations; and the stigma attached to nontraditional undertakings. While the progress is slow in the transition from traditional to nontraditional work roles, the opportunities for increased pay, job security, and advancement accorded through the apprenticeship programs are being recognized by women who are not deterred by the demands of physical labor or stereotypical work attitudes. (RO)