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HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) – Federal budget cuts have ended a Hawaii National Guard program that helped former high school dropouts get a better chance of finding jobs \u2014 or even starting their own businesses.<\/p>\n

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The Hawaii Job Challenge Academy program gave hands-on training and professional development in Hilo to 56 young men and women over the past two years.<\/p>\n

However, the U.S. Department of Defense, which funds the National Guard program, cut $5 million from the budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way they could manage this cut and this amount of money was to close programs, so we\u2019re not the only program throughout the nation that was closed,\u201d said retired Brig. Gen. Bruce Oliveira, director of the Hawaii National Guard\u2019s Na Kula Alaka\u2019i (Civilian Military Programs).<\/p>\n

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Oliveira said the program drew candidates from Oahu\u2019s Youth Challenge Program, where the dropouts first earned their high school diplomas.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe were small because we were just starting,\u201d he said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t have an opportunity to grow, but the four classes that we had, every class that we graduated, was getting bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program gave associates professional development in various career pathways, including construction, automotive work, and even barbering and information technology. The associates also earned certifications for various job skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese graduates from the Job Challenge program, when they go out and apply for another job and compete with others, they have certifications already that most that come out of high school will not have,\u201d said Oliveira.<\/p>\n

The program is set to close when its current class graduates next month. The Pentagon has restored funds to some Job Challenge programs due to congressional pressure. The Hawaii National Guard said it plans to bring the Hilo program back if it can get state funding from next year\u2019s legislature.<\/p>\n

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