Is there a Charter Schools in and around HPP?

[Beachboy]

I'm moving to HPP in Jan. 2007 from Kapahulu. In town my 8 year old goes to what I think is the best public elementary school in Hawaii. Though my boy is a rascal at times, violent he is not! In town my boys goes to Liholiho Elementary School. As far as I know the only "Blue Ribbon" school in Hawaii last year! More than 60% of the student body is from out of district, that's how good the school is. One of my boys's classmates father is Troy Fernedez of 'Kauu Crater Boys'. Every Xmas time he does a Ukelele concert for the kids there at Liholiho. So to put my boy into public school in Kea'au is crazy!!! But the one thing I kept hearing when I tolf people I was moving BI. "Oh, it's such a great place to raise kids", is what I heard over and over.....than I read all about this in Kea'au, and it makes me sick to my stomach.

So I have a question about the Charter schools. Are they all considered private, or public schools? I mean is there an annual fee to send my kids to a charter school? I need an idea of how much it's gonna cost. The whole move to the Big Island is quickly becoming very expensive experience. But that would all be okay if I knew for sure my kids are gonna be in a good learning enviornment at there school. It's hard enough to move a kid away from friends and old school, so I want this to go down smoothly as possible.