To travel is a monumental task, not to mention very expensive. It's time for our elected and appointed government officials to look at the map and realize that we can't just jump in a car and drive to Wailuku, Lana ' i City or Kaunakakai. Funding travel requirements for Maui County's schools should be budgeted as to need, not by some preconceived formula. Hawai ' i education is suffering The federal government regularly rates its 50 states by the quality of education in their public schools. Hawai ' i is close to the bottom of the list.
Many public schools are too crowded.
Buildings desperately need repairs. There are not enough textbooks or supplies. Lab equipment and computers are out of date or damaged. Finding enough teachers is an impossible fear for many of the state's schools. Very few college grads choose to enter the teaching field.