Lois you want to talk about racism in Hawaii schools?  FACT:  Until a few years ago the public school Waianae High yearbook always included the racist slur N****r.  At a W Oahu public high school (don't remember which one) the Feds in a lawsuit had to step in because the DOE refused to stop the harassment of a Caucasian female student with mental challenges.  This included others students preventing this girl  from using certain stairs because it was 'off limits to how lees'.  I could write a 15,000 word post citing past & current ongoing failures with the DOE compared to private schools & that nexus of that failure stems is with the DOE administration and HSTA but not worth my time.  I agree not all Hawaii public schools are bad don't insult the intelligence of ALL of the parents who financially sacrifiice to send their kids to private school in Hawaii.  What you should have done is stay positive in your support for public schools