Participation in Head Start is widely recognized for its effectiveness in preparing children to learn when they enter elementary school. HCAP currently enrolls 1,542 children in its Head Start program. Early Head Start focuses on the needs of children from birth to age 3. HCAP currently enrolls 100 children in Early Head Start. They affirm our commitment to providing educational opportunity to every family, regardless of income or background.
Education is the key to Hawaii s future.
It will allow our young people to achieve their full potential by providing them with 21st century skills to reap the rewards of the 21 st century economy. Only by strengthening our education system at every level will we be able to build a work force prepared to speed Hawaii s economic recovery and participate fully in the global economy.