06-25-2015, 03:28 AM
Thanks for the reply 2liveque. Just as I thought, lots of promises that sound good yet only helps a few brown skin kids once in awhile, maybe even ones with less educational credentials. I know of two great area kids who fall under the criteria I mentioned earlier, unfortunately they both have only been born and raised Hawaii and not Hawaiian. These kids SAT scores and grades are good enough for the Ivy league and Duke universities of the mainland, really.
For decades we have heard the observatories pitch and many promises of education, jobs, and brighter futures for our area keiki. JMO, here in the year of 2015 These exceptional kids who continue to dream big and were unsuccessfully dumbed down by our areas public schools. Would probably not even score a position within our county, state, or police because of their youth, name, and color? I know many locals and Hawaiians who dropped out of high school who have had more chances and opportunities than the wrong skin colored kids that graduate #1 in their respective class, sad and true.
For decades we have heard the observatories pitch and many promises of education, jobs, and brighter futures for our area keiki. JMO, here in the year of 2015 These exceptional kids who continue to dream big and were unsuccessfully dumbed down by our areas public schools. Would probably not even score a position within our county, state, or police because of their youth, name, and color? I know many locals and Hawaiians who dropped out of high school who have had more chances and opportunities than the wrong skin colored kids that graduate #1 in their respective class, sad and true.
