To HLau
Perhaps it is you who are profoundly mistaken in thinking that "content" is what is actually important. SKILLS are much more appropriate a focus for education today. 
INTEREST is much more important for education today.
SINCERITY is much more valued in society today.
Trustworthiness, personal values, empathy, grit, stick-to-it-iveness--ALL are much more important than CONTENT. "Content" is a mid-20th Century pedagogical construct.
Literacy is not what it used to be just 15 years ago. The world has shifted under the Hawaii DOE's feet, and they just don't know it.