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Veterans with a 100 percent, service-connected disability are excused from paying all vehicle registration fees and taxes if the car is owned by the veteran and subsidized by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</li></ul><p><strong>Education</strong></p><ul><li>University of Hawaii, Maui College <a href="http://maui.hawaii.edu/veterans/" rel="nofollow">Veterans Resource Center Amenities and Services</a></li><li><a href="http://nursing.hawaii.edu/veterans-to-nurses/" rel="nofollow">Veterans to Nurses</a>.\xa0 At the University of Hawaii at Manoa, nursing specialties range\xa0from working with a variety of populations across the lifespan, from neonates to the elderly.</li><li>University of Hawaii, Hilo. <a href="http://hilo.hawaii.edu/veterans/" rel="nofollow">Veterans and Military Students Services</a></li></ul><p><strong>Career</strong></p><ul><li>On request, when applying for <a href="http://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hawaii" rel="nofollow">Hawaii state jobs</a>, veterans’ preference points may be applied to veterans with an honorable discharge.\xa0<ul><li>10 points given to veterans with a service-connected disability and un-remarried spouse of certain deceased veterans, a spouse of a veteran unable to work because of a service-connected disability or the Gold Star mother of a deceased veteran.</li><li>5 points given to eligible veterans.</li></ul></li><li><a href="http://labor.hawaii.gov/wdd/home/employers/vets/" rel="nofollow">Workforce Development Division </a>– Veteran Services\xa0Online job and applicant search engine</li><li><a href="http://labor.hawaii.gov/wdd/files/2012/12/Vets-Brochure-2-26-13.pdf" rel="nofollow">Veterans Employment &amp; Training Services</a> Workforce Development Division locations</li></ul><p><strong>Family</strong></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.greatlifehawaii.com/programs/d711748d-dfad-4865-8ce6-d29cfb18314c" rel="nofollow">Exceptional Family Member Program</a> is a quality of life program working to ensure chronic medical or special education needs for all dependents of active duty personnel.</li><li><a href="http://focusproject.org/" rel="nofollow">FOCUS: Resilience Training for Military Families</a>.\xa0 Teaching practical skills to help families and couples overcome common challenges related to a military life.</li><li><a href="http://www.usvetsinc.org/portfolio-posts/supportive-services-to-veteran-families/" rel="nofollow">U.S. Vets</a> Programs offering temporary assistance to at-risk, low-income families to keep them from becoming homeless.</li></ul><p><strong>Entertainment</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/files/2017/08/Disabled-Hunters-VEHICLE-App-fillable.pdf" rel="nofollow">Hunting licenses.</a> \xa0A person may obtain a special disabled hunter permit if the person meets at least one of the following criteria:<ul><li>Has a permanent mobility impairment</li><li>Is permanently blind or visually impaired</li><li>Has permanently lost the use of one of both upper limbs or one of both lower limbs</li><li>Is restricted by lung disease</li><li>Has a cardiac condition</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Housing</strong></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.dod.hawaii.gov/ovs/" rel="nofollow">Special Housing for Disabled Veterans</a>. \xa0Payment by the State of up to $5,000 to each qualified, totally disabled veteran for the purpose of purchasing or remodeling a home to improve handicapped accessibility.</li><li><a href="http://www.hilomedicalcenter.org/yukio-okutsu-state-veterans-home.html" rel="nofollow">Veterans’ Homes</a>. \xa0The Yukio Okutsu State Veterans home in Hilo is a VA and Medicare/Medicaid certified health care community.\xa0 For more information call (808) 961-1500.</li></ul><p><strong>Cemetery and Burial</strong></p><ul><li>There are <a href="http://dod.hawaii.gov/ovs/veteran-cemeteries/" rel="nofollow">seven state veteran cemeteries</a> in Hawaii. 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