04-16-2008, 06:48 PM
You will always be able to get the job with the Hawaii Department of Education teaching SPED kids. You will not always be able to get the Literary Specialist job with Kamehemeha Schools. So, take the SPED job and try for the job with Kamehameha schools if Kamehameha Schools is your preferred job.
Laupahoehoe is not just an elementary school, the school is from elementary to high school, all in one building. They are a very small rural school and you will probably know the name of every kid in the school by the time you are done teaching one year.
Kamehameha Schools does not contract any teaching position out with the Hawaii Department of Education. They have very little interaction with each other other than sports teams.
Kamehameha Schools has a lot more funding than the Hawaii Department of Education. To the level of having school books with the position. If you want books, go for Kamehameha Schools, if you don't need school books, then you can work for the Hawaii Department of Education. It would seem that the major drawback to Kamehameha School is that they are not near your choice of living area. There are nice areas to live near Keaau and you can always drive up the coast when you want to see Laupahoehoe.
Hawaii is a small rock in the middle of a very large ocean and we are on the wrong end of a very long supply chain. Gasoline is very expensive and isn't going to get any cheaper. Since at this moment you don't have a household established nor even a specific job location, wait until you find out where your job will be then get a house as close to that as possible. The amount of time you save in transit as well as the amount of fuel saved will amount to a sizable chunk real quickly. The commute will be at least an hour if not longer each way so that's two hours a day dedicated to your employer yet not paid for. Also if you have any after school hours events and you live an hour away from school, that will be a problem, too.
It is not a good commute from Laupahoehoe to Keaau since there are many places on the road (it is generally referred to as "the road" since there IS ONLY ONE ROAD) where if there is a landslide, rockslide, accident, washout, etc., the detour is about 120 miles long. (back up to Waimea then over on Saddle Road to Hilo) It is a two lane road with the highest posted speed limit of 55 miles an hour and frequently the posted speed is significantly less. There is usually several places where the road is being worked on, too. The road along the Hamakua coast is dangerous to drive at night because of (among other things) the lack of streetlights, wild pigs on the road and rocks falling on the road frequently.
So, if you want to live in Laupahoehoe, then teach SPED kids for the Department of Education. If you want to teach at Kamehameha Schools, then live in Keaau.
That's my opinion and I'm stickin' to it!
Laupahoehoe is not just an elementary school, the school is from elementary to high school, all in one building. They are a very small rural school and you will probably know the name of every kid in the school by the time you are done teaching one year.
Kamehameha Schools does not contract any teaching position out with the Hawaii Department of Education. They have very little interaction with each other other than sports teams.
Kamehameha Schools has a lot more funding than the Hawaii Department of Education. To the level of having school books with the position. If you want books, go for Kamehameha Schools, if you don't need school books, then you can work for the Hawaii Department of Education. It would seem that the major drawback to Kamehameha School is that they are not near your choice of living area. There are nice areas to live near Keaau and you can always drive up the coast when you want to see Laupahoehoe.
Hawaii is a small rock in the middle of a very large ocean and we are on the wrong end of a very long supply chain. Gasoline is very expensive and isn't going to get any cheaper. Since at this moment you don't have a household established nor even a specific job location, wait until you find out where your job will be then get a house as close to that as possible. The amount of time you save in transit as well as the amount of fuel saved will amount to a sizable chunk real quickly. The commute will be at least an hour if not longer each way so that's two hours a day dedicated to your employer yet not paid for. Also if you have any after school hours events and you live an hour away from school, that will be a problem, too.
It is not a good commute from Laupahoehoe to Keaau since there are many places on the road (it is generally referred to as "the road" since there IS ONLY ONE ROAD) where if there is a landslide, rockslide, accident, washout, etc., the detour is about 120 miles long. (back up to Waimea then over on Saddle Road to Hilo) It is a two lane road with the highest posted speed limit of 55 miles an hour and frequently the posted speed is significantly less. There is usually several places where the road is being worked on, too. The road along the Hamakua coast is dangerous to drive at night because of (among other things) the lack of streetlights, wild pigs on the road and rocks falling on the road frequently.
So, if you want to live in Laupahoehoe, then teach SPED kids for the Department of Education. If you want to teach at Kamehameha Schools, then live in Keaau.
That's my opinion and I'm stickin' to it!
Kurt Wilson