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Mission<\/h2>

Always ready, the State of Hawai\u2018i, Department of Defense, Civilian Military Division enables safe, secure and thriving programs to the state.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hawai\u02bbi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy<\/h3>

The Hawai\u02bbi National Guard Youth Challenge program is a residential, quasi-military\nprogram for youth ages 16 to 18 who are experiencing academic difficulties and exhibiting problem behaviors; have either dropped out or are in jeopardy of\ndropping out of their high schools; and, in some cases, have had run-ins with the law. ChalleNGe\u2019s stated mission is\nto \u201cintervene in and reclaim the lives of 16 to 18-year old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with\nthe values, life skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens.\u201d<\/p> Learn more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration<\/h3>

STARBASE Hawai\u2018i provides an\noutstanding, unforgettable Science,\nTechnology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational experience for students and teachers in a handson, hi-tech, discovery \/ inquiry-based environment.<\/p> Learn more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Hawai\u02bbi State Approving Agency<\/h3>

The SAA is responsible for the approval of education and training programs. SAA is the pathway into the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a program\u2019s recognition and identification as being eligible for the payment of VA education benefits.<\/p> Learn more<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"253","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/community-programs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}