Both candidates are simply mouthing sentences that may apply to many school districts on the mainland, but not to Hawaii.  For example, both candidates emphasize the need to pursue equality in Hawaii's school system.  That's true in all other states because they are composed of school districts with different level.  Some school districts are in wealthy areas, and others are in poor areas.  State governments have to give more money to poor districts and less to rich districts in order to improve equality.  That's not so in Hawaii because it is one big school district.  Although things aren't perfect here, of all states, Hawaii has the highest level of equity when it comes to funding.  The biggest problem in Hawaii by far is improving the quality of education, and the article does not indicate that either candidate has even a crude understanding of how it can be done.