Hawaii Ed Board Plans Neighbor Island Visits
We thought budget constraints were going to keep the Hawaii State Board of Education from visiting neighbor islands.
But after more than one community member complained that it made the new board seem inaccessible, it turns out at least some board members will be making visits to neighbor islands after all.
Board Chairman Don Horner announced at Tuesday’s regular meeting that he would like to begin holding periodic meetings “on the neighbor islands specifically,” although he also mentioned branching out to the geographic extremities of Oahu as well.
“I think it’s certainly an appropriate thing to do,” Horner said, acknowledging that parents and community members like to have access to their school board members. “On Oahu, I would like to cover the geographic areas ideally by complexes.”
The meetings would not be official business meetings, but more informal gatherings in which members of the public can interact with the board members. Horner said he would like to have at least two board members at each of the meetings.
