In another report on this news last night, Sen. Michelle Kidani said that the next superintendent should be a local choice. While I can appreciate the idea that we need to bring up our own in the ranks, I hope that this dictum does not dissuade truly deserving candidates from putting in their name, no matter where they are located. I cannot imagine that the plans that Galera put on paper at the BOE for the DOE can be picked up by any good leader, digested and agreed upon. 

I think Hawaii, after all this, deserves the best to come forward for evaluation for this position, and not hamstring us to anything smaller than the best nationwide, if not worldwide.