Reasons to leave Hawaii

[Kapohocat]

And educationg them in Puna isn't going to give them as many options as if they went to a good school. I want their teachers to encourage college, not be praying that they will graduate. and I want his teacher to teach them more than reading, writing and arithmatic. like geography, languages, music, sports.... Things that are not in the puna's schools budgets. And I think it's unfair to say that I could teach them everything. I have strength, but not in every topic. I can't put myself in charge of making sure they are learning in every topic.

I beg to differ... the first graduating seniors from keaau, and some seniors from Pahoa had national merit scholars, another 1 took state in science and went to nationals, a greater than average number went to big time schools (Ivy, and the best schools on the west coast). Why? I knew many of these parents - they were involved, their kids went to Cindy's school (name??), Malamalama Waldorf, HAAS, Volcano Charter, and the Hawaiian charter down by the hotponds, all then into Pahoa and Keaau. Granted the first 2 are private, but the others are not.

What made the difference between these kids and others? Hard to know for sure - except their parents (as far as I knew) weren't meth/ice addicts, didnt seem to be alcoholics, and they stayed involved with both kids and teachers.