Art is a wonderful expression of both the joys and problems of being human.
One of these problems is that Hawaii's teachers are paid well below the national average. Look no further than the Hemmeter Building on Hotel Street. Gov. Ben Cayetano plans to turn the second floor of this building, which used to house the Armed Services YMCA, into an art gallery. While it is important to promote cultural projects such as this, Cayetano needs to consider whether such an extravagance is warranted when there are so many places where the money can be better spent. Hawai'i teachers are overdue for a pay raise.