After these strikes are over, we all have to continue to live, work and interact with each other as a community. The aloha with which we do so depends crucially on how we conduct ourselves at this time. The reason I am striking is precisely because I am concerned for our public school students in Hawai'i. The future of our children's education depends on attracting high-caliber teachers to our state. Teachers must be treated fairly, or our problem of getting qualified teachers will only get worse.
Teachers love their jobs.
We all want to be teaching. Settle now so we can. Gov. Cayetano has money for UH scholarships and a park to be built on a golf course. He has plans to build an aquarium. That was a very classless move by such a dignified lady who is very well liked in the community.