Kamehameha III Would be Upset. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. The DOE is unique in that it is the only state agency with the power to impose a tax. (Even the Department of Taxation only administers and enforces taxes imposed by laws enacted by the legislature.) The tax that […]
DOE Has a Monopoly on our Kids (Talking Tax)
Alternatives to the Public School System. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Over the last several years, we have been saying plenty about the Hawai’i Department of Education (DOE), and not all of it has been peachy. Some of our loudest gripes about the agency were about its lack of […]
DOE Has a Monopoly on our Kids (Talking Tax)
Alternatives to the Public School System. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Over the last several years, we have been saying plenty about the Hawai’i Department of Education (DOE), and not all of it has been peachy. Some of our loudest gripes about the agency were about its lack of […]
Getting Kids to School in Kihei (Talking Tax)
When Agencies Fight, Nothing Gets Done. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. We focus this week on Kihei, Maui, where our Department of Education (DOE) has been trying to open a new $245 million high school primarily for Kihei. It’s called Kulanihakoi High School. It’s built, and has been built […]
Getting Kids to School in Kihei (Talking Tax)
When Agencies Fight, Nothing Gets Done. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. We focus this week on Kihei, Maui, where our Department of Education (DOE) has been trying to open a new $245 million high school primarily for Kihei. It’s called Kulanihakoi High School. It’s built, and has been built […]
How Not to Cool the Schools (Talking Tax)
We May Have Burned 100 Million Dollars. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. Imagine Hawaii’s keiki sitting in hot classrooms. That has been an issue for our public schools for many years, with then-Governor Ige signing several bills, such as Act 47 of 2016 that appropriated $100 million toward heat […]
The Science Fair is Coming Soon (Community Matters)
How will it Differ from Previous Years. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Wayne Kamitaki. Wayne Kamitaki, board chair of the Hawaii Academy of Science, which organizes the Hawaii State Science Fair, helps us understand what happens in the Fair, the project and presentations that will take place, the challenges […]
DOE Tyranny (Talking Tax)
No, They Aren’t God. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tom Yamachika. In recent weeks, it’s been no secret that the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) has had some concerns about their working conditions. Schools are about to start up again with in-person instruction. Teachers are then supposed to be […]
Akina and L’Heureux Talk Hawaii Public School Finances (Hawaii Together)
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