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A free statewide summer program introduced 30 Hawaiʻi<\/span> high school students to the fast-growing field of national intelligence. The Academy for Hawaiʻi<\/span> Intelligence Studies Summer Program<\/a> (AHI-SP<\/abbr>), which focuses on the basics of international relations and national intelligence, is a four-week course offered by the Department of Political Science<\/a> in 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s College of Social Sciences<\/a> (CSS<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

Students learned about a wide variety of concepts including power and contemporary world politics since 1945, with an emphasis on the U.S. role. Simulation games, field trips and networking opportunities with Hawaiʻi<\/span>-based industry experts provided an interactive experience bringing real world experiences to complement in-class learning. The program ran July 6–29 and included an online component and an in-person residence week on the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Mānoa campus.<\/p>\n

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“AHI is a perfect fit with the college\u2019s ongoing commitment to support workforce development opportunities in the state,” said Denise Eby Konan, dean of the College of Social Sciences and economics professor. “Social sciences majors provide valuable perspectives, knowledge and skills that enhance the National Intelligence Community’s ability to understand human behavior, assess geopolitical landscapes, make informed decisions, and effectively communicate intelligence to policymakers. Our rich heritage of interactions with the Asia Pacific region makes Hawaiʻi<\/span> youth especially poised to approach intelligence studies with nuance and sophistication.”<\/p>\n

First steps on a workforce pathway<\/h2>\n

Students who successfully complete the program will earn college credits in POLS<\/abbr> 120: Introduction to World Politics, a university-level course in political science. POLS 120 is the first course in the intelligence studies course sequence currently under development at CSS<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

“This is the first program of its kind in the state that provides our high schoolers with college credit for a workforce pathway to national intelligence,” said Jairus Grove, AHI-SP<\/abbr> program director, political science professor and department chair. “AHI\u2019s mission is to find, support and cultivate the next generation of global decision makers right here in Hawaiʻi<\/span> to help us through the challenges and opportunities ahead as we navigate an unprecedentedly complex Pacific century.”<\/p>\n

AHI-SP<\/abbr> participants are high school juniors and seniors from Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island, Kauaʻi<\/span>, Maui and Oʻahu<\/span>. They were:<\/p>\n