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<br /> businesses are nurtured to ensure their success. Venture capital is available through local <br /> banks and private investors. <br /> State and criiunty governments continually streaaggiine their operations. l~us€ss, lgealtl°~ and <br /> land use mgulations have been simplified, without sacrificing iYnpor~et health, safety and <br /> welfare objectives. <br /> (3p~r~~itaes and qty <br /> Kaua`i's diverse cconoYny has provided its residents with more challenging work at a variety <br /> of skill levels, better paying jobs, and greater economic stability. The cost of living has gone <br /> down and the standard of living has gone up for figs average resident, ~'c~pic have yore time <br /> with their facnllies and to provide service to their comynunities. <br /> everyone shares in Kaua`i's prosperity. ~n attitude of government and community <br /> responsibility translates auto effective programs that ignprove employment, housing aged <br /> educational opportunities for Kaua`i's less advantaged citizens. <br /> Ka~aa`i's public sclgools benefit from a nrinvented l~;partaxgent of lyducation, which places <br /> prianary responsibility ..and autl$~arity for facilities, curriculugn, and peers~nnel tl level €~f <br /> the school. Teachers, working iagdividually and in teaagas, have the ability to adopt innovative <br /> approaches to learning. Standardized tests are used to pro~nde feedback on ~dt, teacher <br /> and school pcrfortnance. Parents and teachers are involved in school governance. <br /> Karnehameha Schools' programs reacig most stud rats and families of l~ati~pe l~awaii~a <br /> ancestry and are coordinated with the public school system, This contributes to raising the <br /> level of perforrnazace tlgroughoa~t the I~~ system. <br /> 1-lealth and social service programs are integrated with the public school systeng to provide <br /> effective d coordinated assistance to families and ohanas. ~ducafion and youth progg'a~sgs <br /> are a top priorit~S for Kauai. The State is responsible for funding and operating the schools, <br /> and the County governtent plays a supporting role. <br /> Kaua`i's non-profit health and social service agencies operate with stable sources of funding. <br /> They arc valued and nurtured as comngunity assets. Silcox I~ospital continues to be the <br /> leader in health services. <br /> The County, through its Offices of Community l~ssistance and its Office of ~conoinic <br /> I3evelop€nent, works with federal and State programs, business, anal the non-profit sector to <br /> develop employ-ant opportunities for Kaua`i's less advantaged citizens. <br /> The County h~zusixag agency, State housing agency, and I3epartaxgent of ~lawaiiata flomc <br /> Lands base their efforts on a philosophy of opportunity. 'While rental housing and rental <br /> subsidies remain important., c housing agencies are focused on providing homeownership <br /> opportunities for low-wage working families. This means building very low-cost housing, To <br /> leverage government funding and expand programs, tlgey work closely with lan€lowners, <br /> banks, ,major businesses, and for-profit and non-profit housing develop. ~.s a eesult of this <br /> concerted effort, the percentage of K:agsa`i residents who are homeowners is b5 percent, <br /> Z-8 ¦ i~aaa'i (C~'seral Play <br /> <br />