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University of Hawai'i |
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For Immediate Release: |
September 28, 1998 |
Contact: Clyde Sakamoto, provost, Maui Community College 808-984-3213, |
Maui Community College will lead expanded rural development project Maui Community College is the lead administrative entity, and Provost Clyde Sakamoto the principal investigator, for an enlarged U.S. Department of Labor project that empowers local communities to define, plan and implement their own strategies for economic development. For its second year, the Rural Development Project will receive $1 million in federal funds and will be expanded to rural areas on Moloka'i, Kaua'i, the Big Island and Maui. A pilot program started on Lana'i last year received $200,000 in federal funding. In the pilot phase, the project started a community computer lab and a community service internship program. The lab is widely used by Lana'i residents to improve their computer skills, access the Internet or perpare business plans. The internship program placed 40 Lana'i students with private businesses this summer. The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is involved with the training and job development aspects of the program. |
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